Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/after

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From the locative form of Pre-Germanic *h₂ep(o)teros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“away, off, from”) + *-teros.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɸ.ter/

Adverb

*after[1]

  1. after, behind

Preposition

*after[1]

  1. after, behind [with dative]

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*after(i)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 3
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