Where does β€œπŒ°π†π„πŒ°πŒ½πŒ°β€ come from?

πŒ°π†π„πŒ°πŒ½πŒ° (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic aftanΔ“, from Proto-Germanic -anΔ“, from Proto-Indo-European -neh₁.

πŒ°π†π„πŒ°πŒ½πŒ° (Gothic): from behind

Definitions

  1. from behind

Ancestry of β€œπŒ°π†π„πŒ°πŒ½πŒ°β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicaftanΔ“from behind, behind
2Proto-Germanic-anΔ“Creates adverbs with ablative direction
3Proto-Indo-European-neh₁—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -neh₁ β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic -anΔ“ β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic aftanΔ“ β†’