Where does “pofadder” come from?

pofadder (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.

pofadder (Dutch): puffadder, African adder, viper of the genus...

Definitions

  1. puffadder, African adder, viper of the genus...

Ancestry of “pofadder”, step by step

pofadder 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 poffen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpoffento cook food in its own moisture; to pop, puff

Words derived from “pofadder

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic nadrǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic nadrā
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