Internet German · revision 35144

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=second half of the 20th century}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈɪntɐnɛt/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''Internet''' ''n'' (genitive Internets or Internet, no plural)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|en|internet]], recorded in German from the second half of the 20th century.^(Duden 7 2020|397)^(Wiktionary)^(Wiktionary DE) The sources explain the English word differently.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wahrig Herkunftswörterbuch) Duden and the Duden dictionary analyse it as a formation from [[m|en|inter-|t=between]] and [[m|en|network]], “a group of interconnected networks”, and Wiktionary DE as a short form of [[m|en|internetwork]].^(Duden 7 2020|397)^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary DE) Wahrig and the Duden dictionary of foreign words call it a short form of “international network”.^(Wahrig Herkunftswörterbuch)^(Duden Fremdwörterbuch 2007)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The word quickly formed compounds such as [[Internetadresse]] and [[Internetnutzer]] (also ''Internetuser''); Duden notes that the feminine forms of the latter are hardly used, probably because the word usually refers to groups.^(Duden 7 2020|397) Paul treats it under [[Netz]].^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The [[m|en|internet]], the worldwide network of computer systems that offers various services: ''im Internet surfen'' “to surf the internet”.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[Internetadresse]]

+ * [[Internetnutzer]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[Netz]]

+ * [[en|internet]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}