Afterward
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Old English æftewearde, from æftan ‘aft’ + -wards, influenced by after.
wiktionary
after + -ward
etymonline
afterward (adv.)
Old English æfterwearde "behind, in back, in the rear," from æft "after" (see aft) + -weard suffix indicating direction (see -ward); expanded by influence of after. Variant afterwards shows adverbial genitive. Old English also had æfterweardnes "posterity."
