Where does “adder” come from?

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

adder (Dutch): viper, adder; snake of the family Viperidae;...

Definitions

  1. viper, adder; snake of the family Viperidae;...

Ancestry of “adder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchadder—
2Old Dutchnadraadder
3Proto-West Germanicnadrāadder; snake in general
4Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
5Proto-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 →
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