Where does “netþjónn” come from?

netþjónn (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.

netþjónn (Icelandic): server

Definitions

  1. server

Ancestry of “netþjónn”, step by step

netþjónn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic net

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnetnet; network; the Internet
2Old Norsenetnet
3Proto-Germanicnatjąnet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Icelandic þjónn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþjónnservant; waiter
2Proto-Germanicþewazslave, servant
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natją →Every word from Old Norse net →