Where does “annan” come from?

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

annan (Swedish): other

Definitions

  1. other

Ancestry of “annan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishannarsecond; other
2Old Norseannarrother, another, second, next
3Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother

Words derived from “annan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ánteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic anþeraz →Every word from Old Norse annarr →