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
- dice snake
Ancestry of “Würfelnatter”, step by step
Würfelnatter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Natter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Natter | snake of the colubrid family |
| 2 | Middle High German | nātere | — |
| 3 | Old High German | nātara | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | nadrā | adder; snake in general |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nadrǭ | adder; snake in general |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₁treh₂ | — |
via German würfel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | würfel | inflection of würfeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | würfel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wurfil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurpilaz | a die |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |