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Where does “efterhand” come from?

efterhand (Swedish) comes from Swedish efter, from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

efterhand (Swedish): with time, in the course of time, a bit at a...

Definitions

  1. with time, in the course of time, a bit at a...

Ancestry of “efterhand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishefterafter; subsequent; later in time than "or" later...
2Old Norseeptirafter; afterwards; along
3Proto-Norseᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱafter
4Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away
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