Where does “aftersee” come from?

aftersee (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.

aftersee (English): To see or witness after the fact or event; see in...

Definitions

  1. To see or witness after the fact or event; see in...

Ancestry of “aftersee”, step by step

aftersee 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 See

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSee—
2Middle Englishseento see
3Old Englishsēonto be; to filter; to see, look, behold, perceive,...
4Proto-West Germanicsehwanto see
5Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “aftersee”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →
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