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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *afti- (“after, again”), from Proto-Germanic *aftiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeft/ (as a nominal prefix)
- IPA(key): /ˌeft/ (as a verbal prefix)
Prefix
eft-
- again; afterwards; back
- eftcyme ― coming again, return
Descendants