Where does “whenceafter” come from?

whenceafter (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.

whenceafter (English): after which; whereafter

Definitions

  1. after which; whereafter

Ancestry of “whenceafter”, step by step

whenceafter 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 whence

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhenceFrom where; from which place or source; "The work...
2Middle Englishwhenneswhence
3Old Englishhwanonwhere from; whence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →
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