achtern

Betekenis (Engels)

abaft (in the back of the ship)

Sinonieme

achteraus

heckwärts

hintern

hinten

hinter

nach hinten

rückwärts

rücklings

Vertalings

a popa

abaft

a poppa

en arrière de

astern

rearward

aft

rearwards

ανάσκελα

backwards

aback

asswards

arrière

🔙

backward

προς τη πρύμνη

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈaxtɐn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Old High German: aftero

Verwante met Nederlands: achter

Verwante met Engels: after

In summary

From German Low German achtern (“in the back”) from achter (“behind”), from Middle Low German achter. Equivalent to Old High German aftero, cf. modern German After (“anus”). Cognate also to Dutch achter, achteren; English after. Borrowed to modern standard German only in the context of navigation (otherwise hinten).