Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “aber” come from?

aber (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic aferą — after, following, later.

Ancestry of “aber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaferąafter, following, later

Words derived from “aber”

  • Aber
  • aberhundert
  • abertausend
  • aber
  • aper
  • aber
  • aver
  • aber
  • awer
  • ab
  • åber
Every word from Proto-Germanic aferą →