Where does “Anders” come from?

Anders (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

Ancestry of “Anders”, step by step

Anders traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈνδρέας—
2Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
3Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

via Norwegian Bokmål sen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsenlate
2Old Norseseinnlate
3Proto-Germanicsainaz—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr →