naderhand

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch naderhant (“later”). Univerbation of na (“after”) +‎ der (“the”, dative) +‎ hand (“hand”), with hand used in the sense “temporal proximity”, compare English at hand (“soon”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

naderhand

  1. afterwards
    Kan ik je naderhand nog even spreken? ― Can I speak to you afterwards?

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References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “naderhand”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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