nē-tr..., nə-tr...

English meaning                      snake

German meaning                     `Schlange, Natter'

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Material                                   Lat. natrix, -icis m. f. `Wasserschlange, Penis' = air. nathir, Gen. nathrach `natrix, serpens'; cymr. neidr `Schlange' (*natrī), Pl., nadroedd, corn. nader, mbr. azr, br. aer ds., abret. natrol-ion `Basilisken' (Pl. eines Adj. `sich auf die Schlange beziehend'); got. nadrē Gen. Pl., aisl. naðr m., naðra f. `Natter'; mit ē ags. nǣddre, as. nādra, ahd. nātara, nātra f. `Natter' (*nē-trā).

References                              WP. II 327 f., WH. II 147;

See also                                   wohl als `die sich Windende', zur Wurzel (s)nē-.

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