Where does “Netzwerk” come from?

Netzwerk (German) comes from German werk, from Middle High German werc, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Netzwerk (German): network

Definitions

  1. network

Ancestry of “Netzwerk”, step by step

Netzwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German werk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwerkwork, achievement the result of working
2Middle High Germanwercwork
3Old High Germanwercwork
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

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

Words derived from “Netzwerk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →