Where does “after” come from?

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

after (Proto-Germanic): after, behind

Definitions

  1. after, behind

Ancestry of “after”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

Words derived from “after”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →