Where does “annen” come from?

annen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse annarr, from Proto-Germanic anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European ánteros — other.

annen (Norwegian Bokmål): other, different; second; other

Definitions

  1. other, different; second; other

Ancestry of “annen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseannarrother, another, second, next
2Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother

Words derived from “annen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ánteros