Where does “aftername” come from?

aftername (English) comes from English ñame, from Middle English name, from Old English nama, from Proto-West Germanic namō, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

aftername (English): A designation which comes after a name, similar...

Definitions

  1. A designation which comes after a name, similar...

Ancestry of “aftername”, step by step

aftername traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ñame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishñameSynonym of name
2Middle Englishnamename
3Old Englishnamaname; noun
4Proto-West Germanicnamōname
5Proto-Germanicnamôname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic namô →