Where does “kragnetwerk” come from?

kragnetwerk (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans netwerk, from Dutch netwerk, from Dutch Net, from Middle Dutch net, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere.

kragnetwerk (Afrikaans): power grid

Definitions

  1. power grid

Ancestry of “kragnetwerk”, step by step

kragnetwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans netwerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansnetwerknetwork
2Dutchnetwerknetwork; network, netting; social network
3DutchNetReticulum
4Middle Dutchnetneat, decent, pretty
5Old Frenchnetneat, decent
6Vulgar Latinnittus
7Latinnitidusshining, polished, glittering; handsome,...
8Latinniteresecond-person singular future active indicative...
9LatinniteoI am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
11Cebuano-hi

via Afrikaans krag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskragstrength; force
2Dutchkrachtpower, force, strength; force
3Middle Dutchcrachtstrength; force
4Old Dutchcraftstrength, power, force
5Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
6Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
7Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Cebuano -hi