Where does “efter” come from?
efter (Danish) comes from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.
efter (Danish): after; subsequent; later in time than; later,...
Definitions
- after; subsequent; later in time than; later,...
Ancestry of “efter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | eptir | after; afterwards; along |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ | after |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |