Etymology

netlike

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a net, especially in having many small openings. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English net
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*natją
  2. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  3. Old Englishnett
  4. Middle Englishnet
  5. Englishnet
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. English todaynetlike

From net + -like.

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