Where does “andrespråk” come from?

andrespråk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål andre, from French André, from Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

andrespråk (Norwegian Bokmål): a second language

Definitions

  1. a second language

Ancestry of “andrespråk”, step by step

andrespråk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål andre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålandreplural of annen; second
2FrenchAndréAndrew. biblical character
3LatinAndreāsAndrew biblical figure
4Ancient GreekἈνδρέας—
5Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
6Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

via Norwegian Bokmål språk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålspråklanguage
2Middle Low Germansprake—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας →