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
- power grid
Ancestry of “kragnetwerk”, step by step
kragnetwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans netwerk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | netwerk | network |
| 2 | Dutch | netwerk | network; network, netting; social network |
| 3 | Dutch | Net | Reticulum |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | net | neat, decent, pretty |
| 5 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 7 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 8 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 11 | Cebuano | -hi | — |
via Afrikaans krag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | krag | strength; force |
| 2 | Dutch | kracht | power, force, strength; force |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cracht | strength; force |
| 4 | Old Dutch | craft | strength, power, force |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |