Faroese eftir

← Proto-Germanic *aftiri (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *after (mention)

← Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *apotero (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *apo- (mention)

← Old Norse eptir (inherited)

← Old Norse eptr (mention)

→ Faroese bíða eftir (mention)

→ Faroese eftirnavn (compound)