Where does “puffadderi” come from?
puffadderi (Finnish) comes from English puff adder, from Afrikaans Pofadder, from Dutch pofadder, from Dutch adder, from Middle Dutch adder, from Old Dutch nadra, from Proto-West Germanic nadrā, from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ.
puffadderi (Finnish): puff adder
Definitions
- puff adder
Ancestry of “puffadderi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | puff adder | Any viper or adder in genus Bitis |
| 2 | Afrikaans | Pofadder | sometimes used as a placeholder for an especially remote location |
| 3 | Dutch | pofadder | puffadder, African adder, viper of the genus... |
| 4 | Dutch | adder | viper, adder; snake of the family Viperidae;... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | adder | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | nadra | adder |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | nadrā | adder; snake in general |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nadrǭ | adder; snake in general |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₁treh₂ | — |