Where does “achternoene” come from?

achternoene (Middle Dutch) comes 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.

achternoene (Middle Dutch): afternoon

Definitions

  1. afternoon

Ancestry of “achternoene”, step by step

achternoene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch achter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchachterbehind; through, past; after
2Old Dutchafter—
3Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
4Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Middle Dutch noene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnoenethree o'clock in the afternoon; mass at this time
2Latin[[nōnus—

Words derived from “achternoene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →