Where does “nettsted” come from?

nettsted (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sted, from Danish sted, from Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

nettsted (Norwegian Bokmål): a website

Definitions

  1. a website

Ancestry of “nettsted”, step by step

nettsted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sted

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsteda place
2Danishstedplace; spot; passage, text
3Old Danishstathplace, spot; town, city
4Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
5Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

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 *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →