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
Ancestry of “adder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | adder | viper, adder; snake of the family Viperidae;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | adder | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | nadra | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | nadrā | adder; snake in general |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nadrǭ | adder; snake in general |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₁treh₂ | — |