Where does “stålnett” come from?

stålnett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stål, from Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stålnett (Norwegian Bokmål): steel mesh, wire mesh

Definitions

  1. steel mesh, wire mesh

Ancestry of “stålnett”, step by step

stålnett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstålsteel
2Old Norsestálsteel
3Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
4Proto-Germanicstah-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

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 stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →