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