Etymograph

English

afterness

From after + -ness.

A compound of after + -ness

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó ‘off, away’

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Proto-Germanic *after ‘after, behind’

Proto-West Germanic *aftar

Old English æfter ‘after’

Middle English after

English after

Today it means

noun The state or quality of being or coming after.

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

Etymograph / afterness