Aft
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early 17th century: probably from obsolete baft (see abaft), influenced by Low German and Dutch achter ‘abaft, after’.
wiktionary
From Old English æftan(“behind”); originally superlative of of(“off”). See after.
Clipping of afternoon.
etymonline
aft (adv.)
Old English æftan "from behind, behind, farthest back," superlative of Old English æf, af, of "away, away from, off" (from PIE root *apo- "off, away"). Cognate with Old Frisian eft "later, afterwards; as well," Old Norse eft "after," Middle Dutch echter, efter "later, again," Gothic afta "behind, past." The Germanic superlative suffix *-ta corresponds to PIE *-to (compare Greek prōtos "first," superlative of pro "before"). The word is now purely nautical, "in, near, or toward the stern of a ship."
