Where does “achterom” come from?

achterom (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.

achterom (Dutch): around; behind, backwards

Definitions

  1. around; behind, backwards

Ancestry of “achterom”, step by step

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

Words derived from “achterom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →