Where does “netzen” come from?

netzen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German netzen, from Old High German nezzen, from Proto-Germanic natjaną, from Proto-Germanic nataz, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

netzen (Luxembourgish): to water

Definitions

  1. to water

Ancestry of “netzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannetzen—
2Old High Germannezzen—
3Proto-Germanicnatjanąto make wet; wetten
4Proto-Germanicnatazwet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nataz →Every word from Proto-Germanic natjaną →