Where does “aftercabin” come from?

aftercabin (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.

aftercabin (English): The cabin in the stern of a vessel, typically used by the captain or senior officers

Definitions

  1. The cabin in the stern of a vessel, typically used by the captain or senior officers

Ancestry of “aftercabin”, step by step

aftercabin 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 cabin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcabinA small dwelling characteristic of the frontier,...
2Middle Englishcaban—
3Old Frenchcabane—
4Occitancabanacabin, hut
5Late Latincapannahut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →