Where does “gebruikersvriendelijk” come from?

gebruikersvriendelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch vriendelijk, from Dutch -lijk, from Middle Dutch -lijc, from Old Dutch -līk, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

gebruikersvriendelijk (Dutch): user-friendly

Definitions

  1. user-friendly

Ancestry of “gebruikersvriendelijk”, step by step

gebruikersvriendelijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vriendelijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvriendelijkfriendly, kind; friendly, kindly
2Dutch-lijk-ly, -al, -ous; -able
3Middle Dutch-lijc-ly, -like, -ous
4Old Dutch-līk
5Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Dutch gebruiker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgebruikeruser
2Dutch-erForms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a...
3Old Dutch-āri
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic līkąEvery word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz