Where does “Auffangnetz” come from?

Auffangnetz (German) comes from German auffangen, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Auffangnetz (German): safety net

Definitions

  1. safety net

Ancestry of “Auffangnetz”, step by step

Auffangnetz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German auffangen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanauffangento catch, intercept
2Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
3Middle High Germanūfon, upon
4Old High Germanūfup
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via German Netz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNetznet; web; mesh; network; grid; signal
2Middle High Germannetzenet
3Old High Germannezzinet
4Proto-West Germanicnatinet
5Proto-Germanicnatjąnet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →