Where does “after-eatage” come from?

after-eatage (English) comes from English after, from Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

after-eatage (English): aftergrass

Definitions

  1. aftergrass

Ancestry of “after-eatage”, step by step

after-eatage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English after

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishafterBehind; later in time; following; Subsequently...
2Middle Englishafterafter
3Old Englishæfterafter; according to
4Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via English eatage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheatageEdible growth of grass for horses and cattle,...
2EnglishedigeA selo in Dagestan, Russia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →