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Where does “annar” come from?

annar (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse annarr, from Proto-Germanic anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European ánteros — other.

annar (Old Swedish): second; other

Definitions

  1. second; other

Ancestry of “annar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “annar”

  • annorstädes
  • annorlunda
  • andreman
  • annandag
  • andra
  • andre
  • å andra sidan
  • annan
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