Where does “Netzmagen” come from?

Netzmagen (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.

Netzmagen (German): reticulum

Definitions

  1. reticulum

Ancestry of “Netzmagen”, step by step

Netzmagen 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 magen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmagenstomach, maw
2Middle High Germanmage—
3Old High Germanmagostomach; poppy
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →
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