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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)neh₁tr-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Found only in western Indo-European language families.

Matasović and De Vaan disagree with each other over which laryngeal should be reconstructed for this root, each option leading to a different etymology. Matasović prefers to reconstruct *(s)neh₂tr- in order to link it to *(s)neh₂- (“to swim”).[1] On the other hand, De Vaan does not assume an aquatic affinity and instead connects it with *(s)neh₁- (“to spin”).[2] Kroonen conventionally reconstructs an h₁ as the laryngeal but expresses uncertainty of the connection to *(s)neh₁- (“to spin”).[3]

Noun

*(s)neh₁tr-

  1. adder (type of snake)

Derived terms
  • *(s)nh₁-tr-ós[3]
    • Germanic: *nadraz (see there for further descendants)
  • *(s)nh₁-tri(h₂)-k-s[2][3]
    • Celtic: *natrixs (see there for further descendants)
    • Italic:

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “natrik-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 284
  2. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “natrix, -icis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 402
  3. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “nadra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 381
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