EVENING

Meaning

The time of day between afternoon and night.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ Old English ǣfen Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *-ōjan Old English -ian Old English ǣfnian Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Old English ǣfnung Middle English evening English evening From Middle English evening, evenyng, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian (“to become evening”), from ǣfen (“eve”) (from Proto-West Germanic *ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs), corresponding to even + -ing.

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 10 recorded puzzles:

• 2026-09-29VEGINOT
• 2026-06-28VDEGILN
• 2025-08-23VDIGEHN
• 2025-02-16GWAVIEN
• 2024-11-01VADEGIN
• 2024-05-04VCIEDGN
• 2024-02-14VENIGLO
• 2023-09-02VEUNLGI
• 2023-05-29EGOKINV
• 2023-01-16VAWNEIG