Where does “anoþer” come from?
anoþer (Middle English) comes from Middle English oþer, from Old English ōþer, from Proto-West Germanic *anþar, from Proto-Germanic anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European ánteros — other.
anoþer (Middle English): Alternative spelling of another
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of another
Ancestry of “anoþer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | oþer | other |
| 2 | Old English | ōþer | other, second |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *anþar | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | anþeraz | second; other |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ánteros | other |
Words derived from “anoþer”