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Ultimately from Proto-Germanic ''[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēbanþs|*ēbanþs]]'' (“evening”), referring to the direction from which their Germanic side approached Rome; the West, or the direction of the setting sun. So their Germanic side was known to the Romans as “sunset people”. | Ultimately from Proto-Germanic ''[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēbanþs|*ēbanþs]]'' (“evening”), referring to the direction from which their Germanic side approached Rome; the West, or the direction of the setting sun. So their Germanic side was known to the Romans as “sunset people”. Compare ''{{term|avande}}''. | ||
===Proper noun=== | ===Proper noun=== | ||
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# Avendonia | # Avendonia | ||
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Revision as of 20:57, 5 August 2020
Avendonian
Pronunciation
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs (“evening”), referring to the direction from which their Germanic side approached Rome; the West, or the direction of the setting sun. So their Germanic side was known to the Romans as “sunset people”. Compare avande.
Proper noun
Avendonia f
- Avendonia