Where does “aspisadder” come from?

aspisadder (Dutch) 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.

aspisadder (Dutch): asp viper

Definitions

  1. asp viper

Ancestry of “aspisadder”, step by step

aspisadder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch adder

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—

via Dutch aspis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaspisasp
2Middle Dutchaspis—
3Latinaspisasp; viper
4Ancient Greekἀσπίςshield; collective, body of men-at-arms; on the...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nadrā →