Where does “eftsoons” come from?

eftsoons (English) comes from English soon, from Middle English sone, from Old English sōna, from Proto-West Germanic sān(ō), from Proto-Germanic sēna, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

eftsoons (English): Once again; another time; Soon after, presently

Definitions

  1. Once again; another time; Soon after, presently

Ancestry of “eftsoons”, step by step

eftsoons traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English soon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoonShort in length of time from the present; early;...
2Middle Englishsoneson; soon; Alternative form of sonne
3Old Englishsōnaimmediately, at once
4Proto-West Germanicsān(ō)immediately
5Proto-Germanicsēna—
6Proto-Germanic*sa—
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
8Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via English eft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheftA newt, especially the European smooth newt;...
2Middle Englisheftagain, another time
3Old Englisheftagain; back; afterwards
4Proto-Germanicaftiafterwards, again
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →