Where does “etterstrebe” come from?

etterstrebe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål etter, from Old Norse ettir, from Proto-Germanic aftiri, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

etterstrebe (Norwegian Bokmål): to strive for

Definitions

  1. to strive for

Ancestry of “etterstrebe”, step by step

etterstrebe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål etter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåletterafter
2Old Norseettir—
3Proto-Germanicaftirimore aft, further behind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Norwegian Bokmål strebe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstrebe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic aftiri →Every word from Old Norse ettir →