Where does “nettleser” come from?

nettleser (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål leser, from Norwegian Bokmål lese, from Old Norse lésa, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

nettleser (Norwegian Bokmål): a web browser

Definitions

  1. a web browser

Ancestry of “nettleser”, step by step

nettleser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål leser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållesera reader; present of lese
2Norwegian Bokmålleseto read
3Old Norselésato gather, pick
4Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
5Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Old Norse lésa →
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