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Where does “annarhvør” come from?

annarhvør (Faroese) comes from Faroese annar, from Old Norse annarr, from Proto-Germanic anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European ánteros — other.

annarhvør (Faroese): every other, every second

Definitions

  1. every other, every second

Ancestry of “annarhvør”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseannarother, another, else; second
2Old Norseannarrother, another, second, next
3Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother
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