Where does “aftar” come from?

aftar (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

aftar (Old Saxon): after; behind; back

Definitions

  1. after; behind; back

Ancestry of “aftar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aftar”

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