Etymograph

English

thicknet

From thick + net.

A compound of thick + net

Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- ‘to cover’

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Proto-Germanic *þekuz ‘thick’

Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī ‘thick’

Old English þicce ‘thick’

Middle English thikke ‘thick’

English thick

Proto-Germanic *natją ‘net’

Proto-West Germanic *nati ‘net’

Old English net

Middle English net

English net

Today it means

noun 10BASE5, a form of Ethernet using a stiff cable

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thicknet”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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