Where does “net” come from?
net (Danish) comes from German nett, from Middle Dutch net, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-.
net (Danish): visually pleasing and proper; well-groomed
Definitions
- visually pleasing and proper; well-groomed
Ancestry of “net”, step by step
net traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German nett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nett | nice; friendly; likable; kind; sweet; helpful;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | net | neat, decent, pretty |
| 3 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 5 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 6 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 9 | Cebuano | -hi | — |
via Old Norse net
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | net | net |