Where does “eftirmiðdagur” come from?

eftirmiðdagur (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.

eftirmiðdagur (Icelandic): afternoon

Definitions

  1. afternoon

Ancestry of “eftirmiðdagur”, step by step

eftirmiðdagur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic eftir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceftirafter; after, in
2Old Norseeptirafter; afterwards; along
3Proto-Norseᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱafter
4Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Icelandic miðdagur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmiðdagurnoon, midday
2Icelandicdagura day
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ →