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Where does “þerefter” come from?

þerefter (Middle English) comes from Old English þǣræfter — after that; thereafter.

Ancestry of “þerefter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþǣræfterafter that; thereafter

Words derived from “þerefter”

  • thereafter
Every word from Old English þǣræfter →