Where does “adder” come from?

adder (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch adder, from Middle Dutch adder, from Old Dutch nadra, from Proto-West Germanic nadrā, from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂.

adder (Afrikaans): viper, adder

Definitions

  1. viper, adder

Ancestry of “adder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchadderviper, adder; snake of the family Viperidae;...
2Middle Dutchadder—
3Old Dutchnadraadder
4Proto-West Germanicnadrāadder; snake in general
5Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—

Words derived from “adder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nadrā →