Where does “rutenett” come from?

rutenett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rute, from French route, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rutenett (Norwegian Nynorsk): a grid

Definitions

  1. a grid

Ancestry of “rutenett”, step by step

rutenett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk rute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrutesquare; pane; route
2Frenchrouteroad; route, way, path
3Old Frenchroteroute, path
4Latinruptanominative feminine singular of ruptus;...
5Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
6Latinrumpōto break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

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 Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti →