Where does “naer” come from?

naer (Breton) comes from Old Breton natr, from Proto-Celtic natrixs, from Proto-Indo-European n̥h₁trih₂, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁ — to spin, twist.

naer (Breton): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “naer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Bretonnatr—
2Proto-Celticnatrixssnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥h₁trih₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁to spin, twist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥h₁trih₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic natrixs →
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