Where does “netsamband” come from?

netsamband (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.

netsamband (Icelandic): Internet connection

Definitions

  1. Internet connection

Ancestry of “netsamband”, step by step

netsamband 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 samband

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsambandconnection, relation, rapport; relationship;...
2Old Norsesamband—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natją →Every word from Old Norse net →