Where does “net” come from?

net (Faroese) comes from Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic natją, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

net (Faroese): mesh, the material to make a "nót"; A network; A...

Definitions

  1. mesh, the material to make a "nót"; A network; A...

Ancestry of “net”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenetnet
2Proto-Germanicnatjąnet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

Words derived from “net

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-Every word from Proto-Germanic natjąEvery word from Old Norse net