Where does “afterwork” come from?

afterwork (Swedish) comes from English after, from Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

afterwork (Swedish): the act of visiting a pub, bar, restaurant or other venues of entertainment with coworkers immediately after work

Definitions

  1. the act of visiting a pub, bar, restaurant or other venues of entertainment with coworkers immediately after work

Ancestry of “afterwork”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishafterBehind; later in time; following; Subsequently...
2Middle Englishafterafter
3Old Englishæfterafter; according to
4Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →