Eventide
/ˈiː.vən.taɪd/noun
The evening, especially the close of the day, often used in poetic or biblical language.
Did you know?In older English, “tide” meant a period or season long before it became chiefly associated with the rise and fall of the sea.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*tīdiz
“A period of time or season”
Old English
Old English
ǣfentīd
“Evening time; the period of day after afternoon”
Middle English
Middle English
eventide
“Evening or the close of day”
16th Century
English
eventide
“The evening, especially in elevated, poetic, or religious language”
Modern English
English
eventide
“Evening; the end of the day”