Where does “æfter þam þe” come from?

æfter þam þe (Old English) comes from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

æfter þam þe (Old English): after

Definitions

  1. after

Ancestry of “æfter þam þe”, step by step

æfter þam þe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English æfter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæfterafter; according to
2Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
3Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Old English þe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþethat, who, which; accusative/dative of þū: thee,...
2Proto-Germanicþizdative/instrumental of *þū
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteclitic accusative of *túh₂: thee
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →