Where does “ätter-” come from?
ätter- (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian efter-, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.
ätter- (Saterland Frisian): after-; hind-; post-
Ancestry of “ätter-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | efter- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |
Words derived from “ätter-”