Where does “nettstad” come from?

nettstad (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stad, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

nettstad (Norwegian Nynorsk): website

Definitions

  1. website

Ancestry of “nettstad”, step by step

nettstad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk stad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstadplace; city, town; situation
2Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

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 *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →