Where does “āder” come from?

āder (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ādra, from Proto-West Germanic ādrā, from Proto-Germanic ēþrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.

āder (Middle High German): vein, artery

Definitions

  1. vein, artery

Ancestry of “āder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanādravein, artery; sinew; intestines, guts
2Proto-West Germanicādrāvein; rivulet
3Proto-Germanicēþrǭvein; rivulet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

Words derived from “āder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēþrǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ādrā →