efter
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ (after), from Proto-Germanic *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), *after, from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- (“off, behind”).
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Germanic *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), *after, from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- (“off, behind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛftɛr/
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Preposition
efter
Related terms
- därefter
- efterhand
- efterklok
- efterspel
- eftertanke
- eftertänksam
- hädanefter
- härefter
- varefter
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian efter, from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”).
Further reading
- “efter”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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