Where does “egter” come from?
egter (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch echter, from Middle Dutch echter, from Old Dutch eft, from Proto-Germanic aft-.
egter (Afrikaans): however
Ancestry of “egter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | echter | however |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | echter | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | eft | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aft- | — |