Where does “annars” come from?

annars (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse annars, from Old Norse annarr, from Proto-Germanic anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European ánteros — other.

annars (Icelandic): or else, otherwise; by the way

Definitions

  1. or else, otherwise; by the way

Ancestry of “annars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseannarsmasculine/neuter genitive singular of annarr;...
2Old Norseannarrother, another, second, next
3Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ánteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic anþeraz →Every word from Old Norse annarr →