Where does “ander” come from?

ander (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German ander, from Old High German andar, from Proto-West Germanic *anþar, from Proto-Germanic anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European ánteros — other.

ander (Central Franconian): other; different

Definitions

  1. other; different

Ancestry of “ander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanandersecond
2Old High Germanandarsecond; other
3Proto-West Germanic*anþarsecond
4Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
5Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ánteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic anþeraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *anþar →