Where does “drægnett” come from?

drægnett (Old English) comes from Old English nett, from Proto-West Germanic nati, from Proto-Germanic natją, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

drægnett (Old English): Alternative form of dræġnet

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dræġnet

Ancestry of “drægnett”, step by step

drægnett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English nett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnettnet
2Proto-West Germanicnatinet
3Proto-Germanicnatjąnet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Old English dræġe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdræġedragnet
2Proto-Germanicdragǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natją →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nati →