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Westrobothnian

[ɛ̀tʰːe̞ɾ], [ɛ̀ʈʰːe̞ɾ]

preposition

Definitions

after; subsequent; later in time than
for

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse eptir inherited from Proto-Germanic *aftiri (further behind, more aft) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (further away, further behind).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*apotero

Gloss

further away, further behind

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*apotero Proto-Indo-European
etter Norwegian Bokmål
*after Proto-Germanic
*aftiri Proto-Germanic
efter Swedish
etter Norwegian Nynorsk
eptir Old Norse
efter Danish
eftir Icelandic
eftir Faroese
ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ Proto-Norse