Where does “Andreas” come from?

Andreas comes from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας, derived from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ meaning man, which traces to Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr with the same meaning.

Andreas (English): from the Latin form of Andrew

Definitions

  1. from the Latin form of Andrew

Ancestry of “Andreas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈνδρέας—
2Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
3Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας →