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Where does “āthera” come from?

āthera (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic ādrā, from Proto-Germanic ēþrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ēt-er- — stomach, intestines.

Ancestry of “āthera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicādrāvein; rivulet
2Proto-Germanicēþrǭvein; rivulet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines

Words derived from “āthera”

  • ader
  • verkeersader
  • wandelaar
  • aderslag
  • aderrijk
  • aar
  • adere
  • aar
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