Where does “*aftar” come from?
*aftar (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.
Ancestry of “*aftar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |