Etymology

networked

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Today it means: Joined by a network, or to form a network. Full definition →

English network ← Middle English werk ← Old English weorc
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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*werǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
  8. Proto-Germanic*werką
  9. Proto-West Germanic*werk
  10. Old Englishweorc
  11. Middle Englishwerk
  12. Englishwork
  13. Englishnetwork
  14. English todaynetworked

From network + -ed.

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