Where does “Treppennatter” come from?

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

Treppennatter (German): ladder snake

Definitions

  1. ladder snake

Ancestry of “Treppennatter”, step by step

Treppennatter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Natter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNattersnake of the colubrid family
2Middle High Germannātere—
3Old High Germannātara—
4Proto-West Germanicnadrāadder; snake in general
5Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—

via German Treppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTreppestairs
2Middle High Germantreppe—
3Old High Germantrappa—
4Proto-Germanictrap-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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