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
- every other, every second
Ancestry of “annenhver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hver | each; every |
| 2 | Danish | hver | every, each; everyone |
| 3 | Old Norse | hverr | cauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwarjaz | which, what |
Words derived from “annenhver”