Where does “Afterkind” come from?

Afterkind (German) comes from German after, from Middle High German after, from Old High German after, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

Afterkind (German): illegitimate child

Definitions

  1. illegitimate child

Ancestry of “Afterkind”, step by step

Afterkind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German after

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanafterafter
2Middle High Germanafterafter
3Old High Germanafterafter; according to, in; behind
4Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via German kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankindkid; child young person
2Middle High Germankintkid; child
3Old High Germankindkid; child
4Proto-West Germanickindchild
5Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →