Where does “Würfelnatter” come from?

Würfelnatter (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.

Würfelnatter (German): dice snake

Definitions

  1. dice snake

Ancestry of “Würfelnatter”, step by step

Würfelnatter 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 würfel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwürfelinflection of würfeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwürfel
3Old High Germanwurfil
4Proto-Germanicwurpilaza die
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic nadrǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic nadrā