Where does “aptrganga” come from?

aptrganga (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse aptr, from Proto-Germanic aftrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

aptrganga (Old Norse): a haunting

Definitions

  1. a haunting

Ancestry of “aptrganga”, step by step

aptrganga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse aptr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaptrback; again
2Proto-Germanicaftrąback, backwards; again, once more
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Old Norse ganga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegangato go, walk
2Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic aftrą →Every word from Old Norse aptr →