Where does “ænndern” come from?

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

ænndern (Westrobothnian): either, one or the other

Definitions

  1. either, one or the other

Ancestry of “ænndern”, step by step

ænndern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse annarr

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

via Old Norse þeirra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþeirra—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ánteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic anþeraz →Every word from Old Norse annarr →