Where does “achteruitgaan” come from?
achteruitgaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch achteruit, 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.
achteruitgaan (Dutch): to decline, recede
Ancestry of “achteruitgaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | achteruit | backwards |
| 2 | Dutch | achter | behind; beyond |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | achter | behind; through, past; after |
| 4 | Old Dutch | after | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *aftar | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |