Where does “建て網” come from?

建て網 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 網, from Japanese 編む — knit; braid; weave.

建て網 (Japanese): a fish-trap, a set net

Definitions

  1. a fish-trap, a set net

Ancestry of “建て網”, step by step

建て網 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 網

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese網net, netting; network
2Japanese編むknit; braid; weave

via Japanese 建てる

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese建てるbuild, construct
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