Where does “glødenett” come from?

glødenett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nett, from Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic natją, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

glødenett (Norwegian Bokmål): a mantle for a kerosene lantern, gas light

Definitions

  1. a mantle for a kerosene lantern, gas light

Ancestry of “glødenett”, step by step

glødenett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål nett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnetta net; a network; nettet - the Internet
2Old Norsenetnet
3Proto-Germanicnatjąnet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Norwegian Bokmål gløde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålglødeto glow
2Old Norseglǿða—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natją →Every word from Old Norse net →