Where does “Netzstrumpf” come from?

Netzstrumpf (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.

Netzstrumpf (German): mesh/fishnet stocking

Definitions

  1. mesh/fishnet stocking

Ancestry of “Netzstrumpf”, step by step

Netzstrumpf 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 strumpf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrumpfstocking; hose women’s undergarment covering the foot, the lower leg, and part of the thigh
2Middle High Germanstrumpf—
3Old High German*strumpf—
4Proto-Germanicstrumpazstem, stalk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natją →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nati →
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