Where does “nettlesar” come from?

nettlesar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lesar, from Norwegian Nynorsk år, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

nettlesar (Norwegian Nynorsk): web browser

Definitions

  1. web browser

Ancestry of “nettlesar”, step by step

nettlesar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lesar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklesara reader
2Norwegian Nynorskåra year; an oar; a vein
3Frencharean are
4Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
5Proto-Italicāzeā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

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 h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā →