Where does “etterpåklok” come from?

etterpåklok (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål klok, from Old Norse klókr, from Middle Low German klōk, from Old Saxon *klōk, from Proto-Germanic klōkaz — strong, quick, smart.

etterpåklok (Norwegian Bokmål): Feigning wisdom in retrospect; having hindsight,...

Definitions

  1. Feigning wisdom in retrospect; having hindsight,...

Ancestry of “etterpåklok”, step by step

etterpåklok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål klok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålklokwise
2Old Norseklókrarch, cunning, clever
3Middle Low Germanklōksmart, clever
4Old Saxon*klōk—
5Proto-Germanicklōkazstrong, quick, smart

via Norwegian Bokmål etterpå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåletterpåafter, afterwards
2Old Norseeptir á—
Every word from Proto-Germanic klōkaz →Every word from Old Saxon *klōk →Every word from Middle Low German klōk →