Where does “nettenging” come from?
nettenging (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.
nettenging (Icelandic): Internet connection
Definitions
- Internet connection
Ancestry of “nettenging”, step by step
nettenging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic net
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | net | net; network; the Internet |
| 2 | Old Norse | net | net |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | natją | net |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ned- | to be wet; wet; to tie together |
via Icelandic tenging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tenging | connection |
| 2 | Icelandic | tengja | to connect, to join, to link something together;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | tengja | to join, attach; to join together, connect |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *tangijaną | to press together |