Where does “adre” come from?

adre (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nadder, from Old Dutch nadra, from Proto-West Germanic nadrā, from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂.

Ancestry of “adre”, step by step

adre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch nadder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnadder
2Old Dutchnadraadder
3Proto-West Germanicnadrāadder; snake in general
4Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂

via Middle Dutch nadre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnadre

Words derived from “adre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic nadrǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic nadrā