net

net · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Germanic*natją
2. Proto-West Germanic*nati
3. Old Englishnett
4. Middle Englishnet
5. English todaynet

From Middle English net, from Old English net, nett, from Proto-West Germanic *nati, from Proto-Germanic *natją (“net”), from Proto-Indo-European *neHd- (“to knot, turn, twist”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian näät (“net”), Saterland Frisian Nät (“net”), West Frisian and Dutch net (“net”), German and Luxembourgish Netz (“net”), Yiddish נעץ (nets, “net”), Danish, Elfdalian, Faroese, and Icelandic net (“net”), Norwegian Bokmål nett (“net”), Norwegian Nynorsk net, nett (“net”), Swedish nät (“net”), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati, “net”).

net · adjective, adverb, noun, verb²

1. Latin · derived fromnitidus
2. Old French · derived fromnet
3. Middle English · inherited fromnet
4. English todaynet

From Middle English net, nette, from Old French net, from Latin nitidus. Doublet of neat and nitid.

net · verb³

1. Middle French · borrowed fromnettoyer“to cleanse”
2. English todaynet

Borrowed from Middle French nettoyer (“to cleanse”).

Net · proper noun⁴

Shortening.

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