Where does “annenklasses” come from?

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

annenklasses (Norwegian Bokmål): second-class

Definitions

  1. second-class

Ancestry of “annenklasses”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålannenother, different; second; other
2Old Norseannarrother, another, second, next
3Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother
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