Where does “afterview” come from?

afterview (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.

afterview (English): A looking back; a retrospective view or thought;...

Definitions

  1. A looking back; a retrospective view or thought;...

Ancestry of “afterview”, step by step

afterview 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 view

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishviewVisual perception; A picture, drawn or painted; a...
2Middle EnglishveweA inspection, checkup, or examination, especially...
3Anglo-Normanvewesight; viewing; inspection; feminine singular of...
4Old Frenchveuesight; viewing; inspection; feminine singular of...
5Vulgar Latin*vidūtus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoterosEvery word from Proto-Germanic afterEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar