English
afterborn
Afterborn comes from Old English æfterboren ‘afterborn, posthumous, born after the father’s…’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150æfterboren‘afterborn, posthumous, born after the father’s death’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*afterborenreconstructed
- Englishtodayafterborn
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150æfterboren‘afterborn, posthumous, born after the father’s death’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*afterborenreconstructed
- Englishtodayafterborn
Every English word from Old English æfterboren
Today it means
adj Born after the father's death; posthumous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English æfterboren / afterborn