A compound of keep + net
Proto-Indo-European *ǵab-
Proto-Germanic *kōpijaną ‘to look’
Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan
Old English cēpan ‘to seize’
Middle English kepen ‘to keep’
English keep
Proto-Germanic *natją ‘net’
Proto-West Germanic *nati ‘net’
Old English net
Middle English net
English net
Today it means
noun A net strung on wire hoops and sealed at one end, suspended in water by anglers to keep alive the fish they have caught.
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Etymograph / keepnet
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