Etymograph

English

afterfest

From after- + fest.

Formed from after- + fest

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stos

…

Latin fēstus ‘of or pertaining to holidays’

Latin festum

Middle High German fëst

German Fest ‘feast, festival, party’

English fest

Today it means

adj Occurring subsequent to a festival.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / afterfest