Where does “aftar” come from?
aftar (Old High German) comes from Old High German after, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.
aftar (Old High German): Alternative form of after
Definitions
- Alternative form of after
Ancestry of “aftar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | after | after; according to, in; behind |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *aftar | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |