Where does “eftirlaun” come from?
eftirlaun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic eftir, from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.
eftirlaun (Icelandic): pension
Ancestry of “eftirlaun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | eftir | after; after, in |
| 2 | Old Norse | eptir | after; afterwards; along |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ | after |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |