Where does “nettbrett” come from?

nettbrett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk brett, from Middle Low German bret, from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

nettbrett (Norwegian Nynorsk): tablet computer

Definitions

  1. tablet computer

Ancestry of “nettbrett”, step by step

nettbrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk brett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbretta board; a tray
2Middle Low Germanbret—
3Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
4Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

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 Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm →