Where does “etter” come from?
etter (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse ettir, from Proto-Germanic aftiri, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.
etter (Norwegian Nynorsk): after; behind
Ancestry of “etter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | ettir | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | aftiri | more aft, further behind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |
Words derived from “etter”