efter

Etymology

From Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Germanic *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), *after, from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- (“off, behind”).

Preposition

efter

1. after; subsequent; later in time than

Preposition

efter

1. after

Adverb

efter (not comparable)

1. after

Conjunction

efter

1. after

Etymology

From Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Germanic *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), *after, from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- (“off, behind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛftɛr/

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Preposition

efter

1. after; subsequent; later in time than or later in a sequence than
2. by; using the rules or logic of
3. by; as in one by one, one after another

   en efter en

   one by one

4. as to; in a manner conforming or corresponding to

   Sortera dem efter storlek och färg.

   Sort them as to size and color.

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?] efter, from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), from Proto-Indo-European *apotero (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- (“off, behind”). Compare English after, Dutch achter, German After, Danish efter, Swedish efter.

Preposition

efter

1. behind