Where does “ateret” come from?

ateret (Indonesian) comes from Dutch achteruit, from Dutch achter, from Middle Dutch achter, from Old Dutch after, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

ateret (Indonesian): To reverse; to move (drive) backwards

Definitions

  1. To reverse; to move (drive) backwards

Ancestry of “ateret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchachteruitbackwards
2Dutchachterbehind; beyond
3Middle Dutchachterbehind; through, past; after
4Old Dutchafter—
5Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
6Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →