Where does “eptir” come from?
eptir (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.
eptir (Old Norse): after; afterwards; along
Ancestry of “eptir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ | after |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |
Words derived from “eptir”