Where does “andrespråk” come from?
andrespråk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk andre, from Norwegian Nynorsk annan, from Old Norse annarr, from Proto-Germanic anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European ánteros — other.
andrespråk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a second language
Ancestry of “andrespråk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | andre | definite singular of annan; plural of annan;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | annan | other, another; second |
| 3 | Old Norse | annarr | other, another, second, next |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | anþeraz | second; other |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ánteros | other |