Where does “afterthinsan” come from?

afterthinsan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch after, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

afterthinsan (Old Dutch): to pull back

Definitions

  1. to pull back

Ancestry of “afterthinsan”, step by step

afterthinsan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch after

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchafter—
2Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
3Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Old Dutch thinsan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthinsanto drag; to draw out, to extract
2Proto-Germanicþinsanąto stretch
3Proto-Indo-Europeantens-to stretch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →