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Where does “nēdre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nēdre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nēdre”

  • njirre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂ →