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Where does “ader” come from?

ader (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ādere, from Old Dutch āthera, from Proto-West Germanic ādrā, from Proto-Germanic ēþrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.

ader (Dutch): vein; any narrow and long passageway essential to...

Definitions

  1. vein; any narrow and long passageway essential to...

Ancestry of “ader”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchādere—
2Old Dutchāthera—
3Proto-West Germanicādrāvein; rivulet
4Proto-Germanicēþrǭvein; rivulet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

Words derived from “ader”

  • verkeersader
  • wandelaar
  • aderslag
  • aderrijk
  • aar
  • aar
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