Where does “after-sail” come from?

after-sail (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-sail (English): One of the sails on the mizzenmast, or on the...

Definitions

  1. One of the sails on the mizzenmast, or on the...

Ancestry of “after-sail”, step by step

after-sail 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 sail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsailA piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged...
2Middle EnglishsaileAlternative form of assailen
3Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
4Proto-Germanicsiglą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →