Where does “achtersteven” come from?

achtersteven (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.

achtersteven (Dutch): stern

Definitions

  1. stern

Ancestry of “achtersteven”, step by step

achtersteven 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 steven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsteventhe part of a ship's deck that stretches along...
2Middle Dutchstēvene—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →