Where does “achterzeil” come from?

achterzeil (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.

achterzeil (Dutch): back sail

Definitions

  1. back sail

Ancestry of “achterzeil”, step by step

achterzeil 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 zeil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeilsail; tarpaulin, tarp
2Middle Dutchseilsail
3Old Dutchsegil—
4Proto-West Germanicseglsail
5Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
6Proto-Germanicsiglą—
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