Where does “achterjoar” come from?

achterjoar (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.

achterjoar (West Flemish): fall, autumn

Definitions

  1. fall, autumn

Ancestry of “achterjoar”, step by step

achterjoar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Flemish achter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Flemishachterafter
2Middle Dutchachterbehind; through, past; after
3Old Dutchafter—
4Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via West Flemish joar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Flemishjoaryear
2Middle Dutchjâeryear one cycle of the seasons
3Old Dutchjāryear
4Proto-West Germanicjāryear
5Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →