Where does “æftergengel” come from?
æftergengel (Old English) comes from Old English gengel, from Persian جنگل, from Hindi जंगल, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮, from Sanskrit जङ्गल — arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile...
æftergengel (Old English): a successor
Definitions
- a successor
Ancestry of “æftergengel”, step by step
æftergengel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English gengel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | gengel | — |
| 2 | Persian | جنگل | jungle, forest |
| 3 | Hindi | जंगल | forest, woods |
| 4 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | जङ्गल | arid, sterile, desert; any arid or sterile... |
via Old English æfter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | æfter | after; according to |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *aftar | after, behind |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |