Where does “lýðnet” come from?

lýðnet (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lýður, from Old Norse lýðr, from Proto-Germanic liudīz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- — to grow; people.

lýðnet (Icelandic): the Internet

Definitions

  1. the Internet

Ancestry of “lýðnet”, step by step

lýðnet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lýður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclýðurpopulace, people, public
2Old Norselýðrpeople, lede
3Proto-Germanicliudīzman, person
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léwdʰispeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people

via Icelandic net

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 h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léwdʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic liudīz →