Where does “alnet” come from?

alnet (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic net, from Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic natją, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

alnet (Icelandic): the Internet

Definitions

  1. the Internet

Ancestry of “alnet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnetnet; network; the Internet
2Old Norsenetnet
3Proto-Germanicnatjąnet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natją →Every word from Old Norse net →