Where does “achtermiddag” come from?

achtermiddag (Dutch) comes 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.

achtermiddag (Dutch): late afternoon; afternoon

Definitions

  1. late afternoon; afternoon

Ancestry of “achtermiddag”, step by step

achtermiddag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch achter

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

via Dutch middag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmiddagmidday, noon; afternoon; afternoon and early...
2Middle Dutchmiddach—

Words derived from “achtermiddag”

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