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Where does “aftanē” come from?

aftanē (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -anē, from Proto-Indo-European -neh₁.

aftanē (Proto-Germanic): from behind, behind

Definitions

  1. from behind, behind

Ancestry of “aftanē”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-anēCreates adverbs with ablative direction
2Proto-Indo-European-neh₁—

Words derived from “aftanē”

  • 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌰
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -neh₁ →