Where does “achter” come from?
achter (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch after, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.
achter (Middle Dutch): behind; through, past; after
Definitions
- behind; through, past; after
Ancestry of “achter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | after | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *aftar | after, behind |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |