Where does “Haarnetz” come from?

Haarnetz (German) comes from German Netz, from Middle High German netze, from Old High German nezzi, from Proto-West Germanic nati, from Proto-Germanic natją, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

Haarnetz (German): hairnet

Definitions

  1. hairnet

Ancestry of “Haarnetz”, step by step

Haarnetz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German haar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaarsingular imperative of haaren; first-person...
2Old High Germanhārhair
3Proto-West Germanic*hārhair
4Proto-Germanichērąhair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
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