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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aftai
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From resegmentation of *af-ter as *aft-er + dative/locative marker *-ai, compare *furai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑɸ.tɑi̯/
Adverb
*aftai
- behind, in back
Related terms
- *aftanē
- *after
- *afti
Descendants
Usually the Gothic form is considered an error for 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰 (aftra), but despite its sparse attestation the semantics are different.
- Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌰 (afta)
Further reading
- Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986), “A32. afta”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 7