Where does “agterstavn” come from?

agterstavn (Danish) 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.

agterstavn (Danish): stern (the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel)

Definitions

  1. stern (the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel)

Ancestry of “agterstavn”, step by step

agterstavn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans agter

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

via Danish stavn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstavnstem
2Old Norsestafnstem
3Proto-Germanicstamnizstem, tree stalk
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →