Where does “agterklap” come from?

agterklap (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans agter, from Dutch achter, from Middle Dutch achter, from Old Dutch after, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

Ancestry of “agterklap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansagterbehind
2Dutchachterbehind; beyond
3Middle Dutchachterbehind; through, past; after
4Old Dutchafter—
5Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
6Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

Words derived from “agterklap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →
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