Where does “Anders” come from?

Anders (Danish) comes from Danish sen, from Old Norse seinn, from Proto-Germanic sainaz.

Ancestry of “Anders”, step by step

Anders traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsenlate; belated, tardy; slow
2Old Norseseinnlate
3Proto-Germanicsainaz—

via Danish Andreas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishAndreasAndrew biblical figure

Words derived from “Anders”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sainaz →Every word from Old Norse seinn →Every word from Danish sen →