Where does “net” come from?

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

net (Icelandic): net; network; the Internet

Definitions

  1. net; network; the Internet

Ancestry of “net”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenetnet
2Proto-Germanicnatjąnet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

Words derived from “net

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-Every word from Proto-Germanic natjąEvery word from Old Norse net