Where does “achterdoender” come from?
achterdoender (West Flemish) comes from West Flemish achter, from Middle Dutch achter, from Old Dutch after, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.
achterdoender (West Flemish): copycat
Ancestry of “achterdoender”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | West Flemish | achter | after |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | achter | behind; through, past; after |
| 3 | Old Dutch | after | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *aftar | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |