Where does “Ätterwinter” come from?

Ätterwinter (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian ätter, from Old Frisian efter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

Ätterwinter (Saterland Frisian): late winter

Definitions

  1. late winter

Ancestry of “Ätterwinter”, step by step

Ätterwinter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian ätter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisianätterafter; behind
2Old Frisianefter—
3Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
4Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Saterland Frisian Winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianWinter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →