Where does “nettadresse” come from?

nettadresse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk adresse, from French adresse, from English address, from Middle English adressen, from Middle English dressen, from Old French drecier, from Vulgar Latin directiare, from Latin dīrectus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nettadresse (Norwegian Nynorsk): Internet address

Definitions

  1. Internet address

Ancestry of “nettadresse”, step by step

nettadresse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk adresse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskadressean address
2Frenchadresseaddress; skill, adroitness; first-person singular...
3Englishaddress"Direction."; "Preparation."; To prepare oneself
4Middle Englishadressento raise erect, adorn
5Middle EnglishdressenTo direct or aim oneself
6Old Frenchdrecierto stand up; to get on one's feet
7Vulgar Latindirectiare
8Latindīrectuslaid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines
9Latindīrigōto lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts)
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Norwegian Nynorsk nett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknetta net; a network; nettet - the Internet
2Old Norsenetnet
3Proto-Germanicnatjąnet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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