Where does “afturbati” come from?

afturbati (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aftur, from Old Norse aptr, from Proto-Germanic aftrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

afturbati (Icelandic): convalescence

Definitions

  1. convalescence

Ancestry of “afturbati”, step by step

afturbati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic aftur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicafturback, backwards; again
2Old Norseaptrback; again
3Proto-Germanicaftrąback, backwards; again, once more
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Icelandic bati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbatirecovery, rally, convalescence; improvement
2Old Norsebati—
3Proto-Germanicbatôimprovement, recovery

Words derived from “afturbati”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic aftrą →Every word from Old Norse aptr →