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
Ancestry of “netzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | netzen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | nezzen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | natjaną | to make wet; wetten |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nataz | wet |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ned- | to be wet; wet; to tie together |