English

evenglow

even + glow

A compound of even + glow

Proto-Indo-European *h₁émnos ‘equal, straight; flat, level’

Proto-Germanic *ebnaz ‘even, level’

Proto-West Germanic *ebn ‘even, level’

Old English efn ‘flat; level, even, equal’

Middle English even

English even

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- ‘to shine, glow’

Middle English glouen

English glow

Today it means

noun The glow of sunset in the evening.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / evenglow