English - Etymology 1
From Middle English _other_, from Old English _ōþer_ (“other, second”), from Proto-Germanic _*anþeraz_ (“other, second”), from Proto-Indo-European _*ánteros_ (“other”). Cognate with Scots _uther_, _ither_ (“other”), Old Frisian _ōther_, ("other"; > North Frisian _üđer_, _ööder_, _ouder_), Old Saxon _ōthar_ (“other”), Old High German _ander_ (“other”), Old Norse _annarr_, _øðr-_, _aðr-_ (“other, second”), Gothic
From Middle English other, from Old English ōþer (“other, second”),
from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz (“other, second”), from Proto-Indo-European *ánteros (“other”). Cognate with Scots uther, ither (“other”), Old Frisian ōther, ("other"; > North Frisian üđer, ööder, ouder), Old Saxon ōthar
(“other”), Old High German ander (“other”), Old Norse annarr, øðr-, aðr- (“other, second”), Gothic
English - Etymology 2
Probably Old English _oþþe_.
CONJUNCTION
OTHER
* (obsolete) Or.
* 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, _Le Morte d'Arthur_, Book VII:
And if that I had nat had my prevy thoughtis to returne to youre love agayne as I do, I had sene as grete mysteryes as ever saw my sonne Sir Galahad OTHER Percivale, OTHER Sir Bors.
STATISTICS
Probably Old English oþþe.
other
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(obsolete) Or.