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Where does “eafora” come from?

eafora (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic aferô, from Proto-Germanic abar, from Proto-Indo-European apo- — off, behind; off, away; away, from.

eafora (Old English): son, scion, descendant

Definitions

  1. son, scion, descendant

Ancestry of “eafora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaferôoffspring, descendant, successor
2Proto-Germanicabarafter, following
3Proto-Indo-Europeanapo-off, behind; off, away; away, from
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