German word meaning 'other' or 'different', used to refer to alternative or additional items.
From Middle High German ander, from Old High German andar, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz meaning 'other, second'. Related to English 'other' and shares the same Indo-European root *h₂énteros.
This word perfectly demonstrates how Germanic languages share common roots - notice how 'andere' looks similar to English 'other' and even 'another'. In German, it changes form based on case and gender, making it ander, andere, anderer, or anderen depending on its grammatical role.
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