Where does “Schleppnetzfahndung” come from?

Schleppnetzfahndung (German) comes from German Schleppnetz, 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.

Schleppnetzfahndung (German): dragnet investigation

Definitions

  1. dragnet investigation

Ancestry of “Schleppnetzfahndung”, step by step

Schleppnetzfahndung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schleppnetz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchleppnetzdragnet
2GermanNetznet; web; mesh; network; grid; signal
3Middle High Germannetzenet
4Old High Germannezzinet
5Proto-West Germanicnatinet
6Proto-Germanicnatjąnet
7Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via German Fahndung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFahndungsearch
2Germanfahndento search
3Middle High Germanvanden—
4Old High Germanfantōn—
5Proto-Germanicfandōnąto seek, search for, examine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →