Where does “wæternædre” come from?

wæternædre (Old English) comes from Old English wæter, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wæternædre (Old English): a watersnake

Definitions

  1. a watersnake

Ancestry of “wæternædre”, step by step

wæternædre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wæter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwæterwater
2Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
3Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Old English nǣdre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnǣdre—
2Proto-West Germanicnadrāadder; snake in general
3Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →