Where does “after” come from?

after (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

Ancestry of “after”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

Words derived from “after”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →