Etymology

evenstar

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Today it means: Venus as the evening star; the time of its appearance. Full definition →

Middle English euensterre ← Old English ǣfensteorra ← Proto-Germanic *ēbanþsternǭ
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*ēbanþsternǭ
  2. Old English · inherited fromǣfensteorra
  3. Middle English · inherited fromeuensterre
  4. English todayevenstar

From Middle English euensterre, from Old English ǣfensteorra, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþsternǭ.

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