Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aftrą

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 accusative and/or allative form of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros, contrastive form of *h₂epó (“off, away”) (whence *ab, *af, *aba-). Compare Sanskrit अपतरम् (apataram, “further away”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɸ.trɑ̃/

Adverb

*aftrą

  1. back, backwards
  2. again, once more

Descendants

Similar to 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 (wiþra), the Gothic form probably continues a compound form.

  • Old Norse: aptr, aftr
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰 (aftra)
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