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Re: SV: Re: My Homepage (Webbpage / Webpage)

From:Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
Date:Sunday, March 11, 2001, 9:46
Ferenc Valoczy wrote:
> >On Sat, 10 Mar 2001, Mefistofeles wrote: > > > >Going all the way would be "väv". :) > > > > Why not then call it "nätsida"? > > /DHS > > > >Hm, we all know what Icelandic likes to do...and in Isl. it's >"vefsid'a"...is there a swedish cognate of "vefur"? it means "web", like >"ko'ngullo'avefur" (spiderweb)...
The Swedish cognate of "vefur" is the word "väv" mentioned by Daniel Andreasson above (and by the way "web" is the English cognate). Not used for the www or internet, but "nät", meaning "net", is. Andreas _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.