Where does “net” come from?

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

net (Old English): net

Definitions

  1. net

Ancestry of “net”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnatjąnet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

Words derived from “net”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Germanic natją →
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