Where does “apt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “apt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱafter
2Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

Words derived from “apt”

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