An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
netzen
Friedrich Kluge2512444An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — netzen1891John Francis Davis

netzen, vb., ‘to wet, moisten,’ from MidHG. nętzen, OHG. nęzzen (Goth. natjan), ‘to wet’; a verbal noun from naß.