Where does “efterlikna” come from?

efterlikna (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.

efterlikna (Swedish): to mimic, to emulate, to imitate (a person or thing)

Definitions

  1. to mimic, to emulate, to imitate (a person or thing)

Ancestry of “efterlikna”, step by step

efterlikna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish efter

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

via Swedish likna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishliknato compare to something else; to imply...

Words derived from “efterlikna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros