Where does “afterthink” come from?
afterthink (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.
afterthink (English): To think about after the fact, reflect on; To...
Definitions
- To think about after the fact, reflect on; To...
Ancestry of “afterthink”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | after | Behind; later in time; following; Subsequently... |
| 2 | Middle English | after | — |
| 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 |