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Where does “addere” come from?

addere (Middle English) comes from Old English nǣdre, from Proto-West Germanic nadrā, from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂.

Ancestry of “addere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnǣdre—
2Proto-West Germanicnadrāadder; snake in general
3Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—

Words derived from “addere”

  • adder
  • adderlike
  • adderwort
  • pit adder
  • adder stone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂ →