evening

jaekster · Post by **jaekster** » Mon May 08, 2006 11:58 pm

New to forum, this may have been posted previously by someone else, just can't find it.

I am looking for the origin of the word 'evening'. like early in the night. Does anyone know of a proper origin for this word? Perhaps that the sun is evening on the horizon...? just a stretch.

Thank you!

jaekster · Post by **jaekster** » Tue May 09, 2006 12:36 am

crap.

I found another discussion on this topic.

http://www.wordwizard.com/phpbb3/viewto ... ms=evening

noobish mistake, don't burn me.

kagriffy · Post by **kagriffy** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:44 am

We WordWizards don't burn people, we'll just throw the book (a dictionary, of course), at you! lol

Wizard of Oz · Post by **Wizard of Oz** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:55 am

.. of course Ken WILL throw the complete OED at you so the concussion will probably see you in hospital for observation over night .. *grin* ..

WoZ of Aus 09/05/06

Erik_Kowal · Post by **Erik_Kowal** » Tue May 09, 2006 3:54 am

Or for an evening at least.

gdwdwrkr · Post by **gdwdwrkr** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:27 am

lest we mo rn u.
Jaekster, you're beside yourself?