Where does “nettvett” come from?

nettvett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vett, from Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

nettvett (Norwegian Nynorsk): netiquette; etiquette used online

Definitions

  1. netiquette; etiquette used online

Ancestry of “nettvett”, step by step

nettvett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvettsense, wits
2Old Norsevitfirst-person dual pronoun
3Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
4Proto-Germanic*wet—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

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 éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wet →