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Where does “nettside” come from?

nettside (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål side, from Old Norse síða, from Proto-Germanic sīdǭ, from Proto-Germanic sīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sēy-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

nettside (Norwegian Bokmål): a web site or website; a web page

Definitions

  1. a web site or website; a web page

Ancestry of “nettside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsidea page; side; aspect
2Old Norsesíðaside
3Proto-Germanicsīdǭside
4Proto-Germanicsīdazdrooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēy-to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here
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