adder

English

/ˈædɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Any snake.
  • A name loosely applied to various snakes more or less resembling the viper; a viper.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English addere inherited from Old English nǣdre inherited from Proto-Germanic *nadrǭ (snake, viper) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *n̥h₁trih₂, *(s)neh₁- (spin, sew, twist, turn).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)neh₁-

Gloss

spin, sew, twist, turn

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

縫

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms