etter

Norwegian Nynorsk

/²ɛtːɛr/

preposition
Definitions
  • after
  • behind

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

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