Where does “Natter” come from?

Natter (German) comes from Middle High German nātere, from Old High German nātara, from Proto-West Germanic nadrā, from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂.

Natter (German): snake of the colubrid family

Definitions

  1. snake of the colubrid family

Ancestry of “Natter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannātere—
2Old High Germannātara—
3Proto-West Germanicnadrāadder; snake in general
4Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—

Words derived from “Natter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nadrā →