Where does “ander” come from?
ander (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *anþar, from Proto-Germanic anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European ánteros — other.
Ancestry of “ander”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *anþar | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | anþeraz | second; other |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ánteros | other |