Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “nǣdre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nǣdre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nǣdre”

  • adder
  • adderlike
  • adderwort
  • pit adder
  • adder stone
  • addere
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