after, past (later in time) · after, behind (in sequence) · to, towards (with geographical names, directions etc.; see usage notes below)
eş: hinter, gemäß, laut
köken: From Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh with preservation of word-final -h as -ch; thus pertaining to modern nah (“near”) (from Old High German inflected nāh-), from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw. Cognate with Dutch na, English nigh.
aile: Eulen nach Athen tragen, nach Adam Riese, nach Hause, nachdem, Nachkommastelle, Nachmittag
for (on behalf of) · for (in order to obtain) · for (over a period of time)
eş: per
köken: From Old Galician-Portuguese por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō (“for”) (with metathetic shift under the influence of per). Usurped the roles of Latin per.
according to (in a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion to; in accordance with) · according to (based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of) · denotes area; near, close to; at, by
eş: zgodnie z, wedle, podług, wedle, podług
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁énder. Proto-Slavic *vъ(n) Proto-Indo-European *delh₁gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós Proto-Balto-Slavic *dílˀgas Proto-Slavic *dь̀lgъ univ. Proto-Slavic *vъ dьlgъ Old Polish według Polish według Inherited from Old Polish według. By surface analysis, univerbation of w + długi.
according to (one’s thought, belief, or guess) · by, following, in compliance with, according to, in obedience to, consistent with (e.g. a rule or a statement)
köken: From szer + -int (adverb-forming suffix).
aile: szerinti, szerény véleményem szerint, szó szerint, eszerint, miszerint, rendszerint
köken: From Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ (after), from Proto-Germanic *aftiri (“more aft, further behind”), *after. Related to Norwegian Bokmål etter, Swedish efter, and English after.
according to, in accordance with, conformably to, pursuant to, per · along (in the direction of)
köken: Etymology tree German lautbor. Yiddish לויט (loyt)bor. Esperanto laŭ Borrowed from German laut and Yiddish לויט (loyt). First attested in 1887. Doublet of laŭta.
köken: Probably borrowed from German laut (“according to”) (from 15th century; chiefly in written style), shortened from Middle High German nāch lūte (“according to the text of”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz. Compare German Laut (“sound”) and Wortlaut (“wording, exact text”).