Where does “feaxnett” come from?

feaxnett (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.

feaxnett (Old English): hairnet

Definitions

  1. hairnet

Ancestry of “feaxnett”, step by step

feaxnett 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 feax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeaxhair
2Proto-Germanicfahsąhair; headhair, mane
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natją →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nati →