Where does “æfter” come from?
æfter (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.
æfter (Old English): after; according to
Definitions
- after; according to
Ancestry of “æfter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *aftar | after, behind |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |