Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryDessert. · The festivities held after a wedding meal. · Fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped. · An after-hours drinking session in a public house.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after English -s English afters From after + -s (hypocoristic suffix).
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