Where does “Anders” come from?

Anders (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Andreas, from Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

Ancestry of “Anders”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianAndreasAndrew
2LatinAndreāsAndrew biblical figure
3Ancient GreekἈνδρέας—
4Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
5Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας →