Where does “afterglow” come from?
Afterglow comes from English after and English glow, where after derives from Middle English after, Old English æfter, and Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- and apotero, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root apo-.
afterglow (English): The glow seen in the sky after sunset; The light...
Definitions
- The glow seen in the sky after sunset; The light...
Ancestry of “afterglow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | after- | With contrary, subordinate, or remote effect;... |
| 2 | Old English | æfter- | after, behind; afterward; for, for the sake or... |
| 3 | Old English | æfter | after; according to |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *aftar | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |
Words derived from “afterglow”