Where does “mycgnett” come from?

mycgnett (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.

mycgnett (Old English): mosquito net

Definitions

  1. mosquito net

Ancestry of “mycgnett”, step by step

mycgnett 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 myċġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmyċġgnat; midge, gnat; mosquito
2Proto-Germanicmugjōmidge, mosquito, gnat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natją →Every word from Proto-West Germanic nati →