Where does “netwerk” come from?
netwerk (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch netwerk, from Dutch Net, from Middle Dutch net, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo.
netwerk (Afrikaans): network
Definitions
- network
Ancestry of “netwerk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | netwerk | network; network, netting; social network |
| 2 | Dutch | Net | Reticulum |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | net | neat, decent, pretty |
| 4 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 6 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 7 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 10 | Cebuano | -hi | — |