Where does “andererseits” come from?

andererseits (German) comes from German anderer, from Middle High German ander, from Old High German andar, from Proto-West Germanic *anþar, from Proto-Germanic anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European ánteros — other.

andererseits (German): on the other hand

Definitions

  1. on the other hand

Ancestry of “andererseits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanandererother, different; second
2Middle High Germanandersecond
3Old High Germanandarsecond; other
4Proto-West Germanic*anþarsecond
5Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
6Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ánteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic anþeraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *anþar →