Where does “afteryears” come from?

afteryears (English) comes from English years, from English year, from Middle English yeer, from Old English ġēar, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

afteryears (English): subsequent years

Definitions

  1. subsequent years

Ancestry of “afteryears”, step by step

afteryears traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English years

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishyearsplural of year; API pl; A very long time
2EnglishyearA solar year, the time it takes the Earth to...
3Middle Englishyeeryear
4Old Englishġēaryear
5Proto-West Germanicjāryear
6Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

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 yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jār →