Where does “nædre” come from?

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

nædre (Old English): snake, serpent

Definitions

  1. snake, serpent

Ancestry of “nædre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicnadrāadder; snake in general
2Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nadrā →