Where does “annorlunda” come from?

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

annorlunda (Swedish): different; nonstandard, abnormal; peculiar,...

Definitions

  1. different; nonstandard, abnormal; peculiar,...

Ancestry of “annorlunda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishannanother
2Old Swedishannarsecond; other
3Old Norseannarrother, another, second, next
4Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
5Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ánteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic anþeraz →Every word from Old Norse annarr →