Where does “alderefter” come from?
alderefter (Old Frisian) comes from Old Frisian alder, from Old Frisian thēr, from Proto-West Germanic þār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
alderefter (Old Frisian): whereafter
Definitions
- whereafter
Ancestry of “alderefter”, step by step
alderefter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Frisian alder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | alder | then |
| 2 | Old Frisian | thēr | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þār | there |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Old Frisian efter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | efter | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *aftar | after, behind |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |