njirre
Frisian (Western)
/ˈnjɪrə/
noun
Definitions
- viper, adder, Vipera berus.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Frisian *nēdre inherited from Proto-Germanic *nadrǭ (snake, viper).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*nadrǭ
Gloss
snake, viper
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
蛇
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adder English
- adder stone English
- adderbolt English
- adderlike English
- adderwort English
- pit adder English
- sea adder English
- water adder English
- *n̥h₁trih₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *nadrǭ Proto-Germanic
- nædre Old English
- nǣdre Old English
- addere Middle English
- naðra Old Norse
- Adder Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *nadra Old Dutch
- nadra Old Saxon
- *nēdre Old Frisian