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

annarhvør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese annar

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

via Faroese hvør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehvørwho, "interrogative pronoun"; hvør m, f sg; each,...
2Old Norsehverrcauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which
3Proto-Germanichwarjazwhich, what
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ánteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic anþeraz →Every word from Old Norse annarr →
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