Where does “deretter” come from?
deretter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål der, from Old Norse þar, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
deretter (Norwegian Bokmål): afterwards; after that; then; thereafter;...
Definitions
- afterwards; after that; then; thereafter;...
Ancestry of “deretter”, step by step
deretter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål der
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | der | there |
| 2 | Old Norse | þar | there, in that place |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚦᚨᚱ | there |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Norwegian Bokmål etter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | etter | after |
| 2 | Old Norse | ettir | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aftiri | more aft, further behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |