Where does “annenhver” come from?

annenhver (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hver, from Danish hver, from Old Norse hverr, from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz — which, what.

annenhver (Norwegian Bokmål): every other, every second

Definitions

  1. every other, every second

Ancestry of “annenhver”, step by step

annenhver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhvereach; every
2Danishhverevery, each; everyone
3Old Norsehverrcauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which
4Proto-Germanichwarjazwhich, what

via Norwegian Bokmål annen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålannenother, different; second; other
2Old Norseannarrother, another, second, next
3Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother
Every word from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz →Every word from Old Norse hverr →Every word from Danish hver →