afton
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- (dated) afternoon, evening
- (chiefly in compounds) eve
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish aptan inherited from Old Norse aptann (evening) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs (evening) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (at, near, on, upon, against).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁epi
Gloss
at, near, on, upon, against
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anent English
- even English
- even-minded English
- even-weave English
- evendown English
- evenest English
- evenfall English
- evenhood English
- evening English
- evenish English
- evenlight English
- evenlong English
- evenly English
- evenness English
- evensong English
- evenward English
- evenweave English
- noneven English
- uneven English
- yestereve English
- yestereven English
- aatonaatto Finnish
- aatto Finnish
- aattoaika Finnish
- aattoilta Finnish
- aattopäivä Finnish
- aattoyö Finnish
- jouluaatto Finnish
- juhannusaatto Finnish
- pääsiäisaatto Finnish
- uudenvuodenaatto Finnish
- vappuaatto Finnish
- vapunaatto Finnish
- ob Latin
- operio Latin
- optimus Latin
- Abend German
- Abendblatt German
- Abendbrot German
- Abenddämmerung German
- Abendessen German
- Abendgebet German
- Abendkasse German
- Abendkleid German
- Abendland German
- Abendlied German
- Abendluft German
- Abendmahl German
- Abendmahlzeit German
- Abendroth German
- Abendsonne German
- Abendstern German
- Christabend German
- Elternabend German
- Feierabend German
- Heiligabend German
- Lebensabend German
- Polterabend German
- Vorabend German
- Weihnachtsabend German
- abendessen German
- abendlich German
- abendwärts German
- Avondland Dutch, Flemish
- avond Dutch, Flemish
- avondbrood Dutch, Flemish
- avondeten Dutch, Flemish
- avondjurk Dutch, Flemish
- avondklok Dutch, Flemish
- avondlijk Dutch, Flemish
- avondmaal Dutch, Flemish
- avondmaaltijd Dutch, Flemish
- avondmens Dutch, Flemish
- avondrood Dutch, Flemish
- avondschemer Dutch, Flemish
- avondschemering Dutch, Flemish
- avondschool Dutch, Flemish
- avondspitsuur Dutch, Flemish
- avondster Dutch, Flemish
- avondstond Dutch, Flemish
- avonduur Dutch, Flemish
- avondval Dutch, Flemish
- cabaretavond Dutch, Flemish
- herfstavond Dutch, Flemish
- kerstavond Dutch, Flemish
- lenteavond Dutch, Flemish
- oudejaarsavond Dutch, Flemish
- pakjesavond Dutch, Flemish
- sinterklaasavond Dutch, Flemish
- valavond Dutch, Flemish
- vooravond Dutch, Flemish
- winteravond Dutch, Flemish
- zomeravond Dutch, Flemish
- ἐπί Ancient Greek
- ἐπιτραχήλιος Ancient Greek
- ὀψέ Ancient Greek
- *-yós Proto-Indo-European
- *epi Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁(e)pi Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃ep- Proto-Indo-European
- *seh₂g- Proto-Indo-European
- aften Norwegian Bokmål
- aftenkjole Norwegian Bokmål
- aftensmat Norwegian Bokmål
- julaften Norwegian Bokmål
- nyttårsaften Norwegian Bokmål
- *aftanaz Proto-Germanic
- *bi Proto-Germanic
- *bi- Proto-Germanic
- *ēbanþs Proto-Germanic
- aftonfalk Swedish
- aftonklänning Swedish
- falk Swedish
- jul Swedish
- julafton Swedish
- klänning Swedish
- lillejulafton Swedish
- nyår Swedish
- nyårsafton Swedish
- aftan Norwegian Nynorsk
- aftanrode Norwegian Nynorsk
- aftanrøde Norwegian Nynorsk
- kveldsrøde Norwegian Nynorsk
- nyttårsaftan Norwegian Nynorsk
- æfen Old English
- ǣfnung Old English
- even Middle English
- aptann Old Norse
- aften Danish
- aftensmad Danish
- fyraften Danish
- godaften Danish
- nytårsaften Danish
- aftann Icelandic
- miðaftann Icelandic
- âvont Middle Dutch
- aband Old High German
- āband Old High German
- āvand Old High German
- ap- Latvian
- եւ Old Armenian
- aand Afrikaans
- aftan Faroese
- ābent Middle High German
- āvont Old Dutch
- *eɸirom Proto-Celtic
- *Hápi Proto-Indo-Iranian
- avand Old Saxon
- aƀand Old Saxon
- āvand Old Saxon
- aptan Old Swedish
- ap- Lithuanian
- apie Lithuanian
- *apir Proto-Albanian
- aatto Ingrian
- aftæn Old Danish
- avtan Scanian