Where does “Adder” come from?

Adder (Luxembourgish) 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.

Adder (Luxembourgish): grass snake

Definitions

  1. grass snake

Ancestry of “Adder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannātere—
2Old High Germannātara—
3Proto-West Germanicnadrāadder; snake in general
4Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nadrā →