English
afterbear
From after- + bear (“one who is”, literally “be-er”), modelled after forebear (literally “fore-be-er”).
The story
From after- + bear (“one who is”, literally “be-er”), modelled after forebear (literally “fore-be-er”).
Today it means
noun A descendant; one who comes after another genealogically.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / afterbear