Where does “därefter” come from?
därefter (Swedish) comes from Swedish där, from Old Norse þar, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
därefter (Swedish): thereafter
Definitions
- thereafter
Ancestry of “därefter”, step by step
därefter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish där
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | där | there; at that place |
| 2 | Old Norse | þar | there, in that place |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚦᚨᚱ | there |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Swedish efter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | efter | after; subsequent; later in time than "or" later... |
| 2 | Old Norse | eptir | after; afterwards; along |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ | after |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |