Where does “Sander” come from?
Sander (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål Aleksander, from Norwegian Bokmål Alexander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
Sander (Norwegian Bokmål): originally a short form of Aleksander or Alexander
Definitions
- originally a short form of Aleksander or Alexander
Ancestry of “Sander”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | Aleksander | — |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | Alexander | — |
| 3 | Latin | Alexander | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |