Where does “efterhandskonstruktion” come from?
efterhandskonstruktion (Swedish) comes from Swedish efterhand, from Swedish efter, from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.
efterhandskonstruktion (Swedish): an (often contrived and/or dishonest) explanation for an event brought up (a significant time) after the event (in order to defend oneself or the like), an ex post facto construction
Definitions
- an (often contrived and/or dishonest) explanation for an event brought up (a significant time) after the event (in order to defend oneself or the like), an ex post facto construction
Ancestry of “efterhandskonstruktion”, step by step
efterhandskonstruktion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish efterhand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | efterhand | with time, in the course of time, a bit at a... |
| 2 | Swedish | efter | after; subsequent; later in time than "or" later... |
| 3 | Old Norse | eptir | after; afterwards; along |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ | after |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |
via Swedish konstruktion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | konstruktion | construction; design; structure |