Where does “ettersmak” come from?

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

ettersmak (Norwegian Nynorsk): an aftertaste

Definitions

  1. an aftertaste

Ancestry of “ettersmak”, step by step

ettersmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk etter

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk smak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksmaktaste; imperative of smaka
2Low Germansmak—
3Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic aftiri →Every word from Old Norse ettir →