æfter

See also: æfter-

Old English

Alternative forms
  • æftær, efter, æftyr, eftyr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *after, whence also Old High German aftar, Old Norse aptr. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epoteros (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *h₂epó (“off, behind”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæfter/

Adverb

æfter

  1. after

Preposition

æfter

  1. after
  2. according to

Descendants
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