Where does “נעץ” come from?
נעץ (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German netze, from Old High German nezzi, from Proto-West Germanic nati, from Proto-Germanic natją, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.
נעץ (Yiddish): net
Ancestry of “נעץ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | netze | — |
| 2 | Old High German | nezzi | net |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | nati | net |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | natją | net |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ned- | to be wet; wet; to tie together |