'afterworking' originates from the combination of 'after' and 'work', where 'after' meant 'following in time' and 'work' referred to 'activity involving mental or physical effort'.

'afterwork' transformed into the adjective 'afterworking' to describe activities related to the time after work.

Initially, it meant 'following work', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'relating to activities after work'.