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Where does “eftirmynd” come from?

eftirmynd (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.

eftirmynd (Icelandic): copy, replica, likeness, facsimile

Definitions

  1. copy, replica, likeness, facsimile

Ancestry of “eftirmynd”, step by step

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