Etymology

another

an·oth·er
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Today it means: One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect. Full definition →

Middle English another ← Old English ōþer ← Proto-West Germanic *anþar
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*ain
  5. Old Englishān
  6. Middle Englishan
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énteros
  9. Proto-Germanic*anþeraz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*anþar
  11. Old Englishōþer
  12. Middle Englishother
  13. Middle Englishanother
  14. English todayanother

From Middle English another. By surface analysis, an + other.

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