Where does “anderman” come from?
anderman (Dutch) comes from Dutch ander, from Middle Dutch ander, from Old Dutch ander, from Proto-West Germanic *anþar, from Proto-Germanic anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European ánteros — other.
anderman (Dutch): someone else
Definitions
- someone else
Ancestry of “anderman”, step by step
anderman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ander
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ander | other; different; second |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ander | second; other; another, someone else, others |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ander | other |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *anþar | second |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anþeraz | second; other |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ánteros | other |
via Dutch Man
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Man | man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | man | human; person; man, male |
| 3 | Old Dutch | man | human, person; man, male |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |