Where does “edderkoppnett” come from?
edderkoppnett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk edderkopp, from Norwegian Bokmål edderkopp, from Danish edderkop, from Old Danish etærkop, from Proto-Germanic kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European gup-, from Proto-Indo-European gew- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...
edderkoppnett (Norwegian Nynorsk): a spiderweb
Definitions
- a spiderweb
Ancestry of “edderkoppnett”, step by step
edderkoppnett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk edderkopp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | edderkopp | — |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | edderkopp | a spider arthropod |
| 3 | Danish | edderkop | spider |
| 4 | Old Danish | etærkop | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuppaz | round object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gup- | round object, knoll |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gew- | to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;... |