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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

etter.

after

5 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

prep
  1. after

Where this word comes from

From dialectal Norwegian (partially through Nynorsk etter), from Middle Norwegian ettir, from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Germanic *aftiri, *after, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóteros (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *h₂epó (“off, behind”). Compare also atter.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.