Where does “Telefonnetz” come from?
Telefonnetz (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.
Telefonnetz (German): telephone network
Definitions
- telephone network
Ancestry of “Telefonnetz”, step by step
Telefonnetz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Netz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Netz | net; web; mesh; network; grid; signal |
| 2 | Middle High German | netze | net |
| 3 | Old High German | nezzi | net |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | nati | net |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | natją | net |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ned- | to be wet; wet; to tie together |
via German telefon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | telefon | telephone |