Where does “nutsbedrijf” come from?

nutsbedrijf (Dutch) comes from Dutch nut, from Old Dutch nut, from Proto-Germanic nutją, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

nutsbedrijf (Dutch): utility company

Definitions

  1. utility company

Ancestry of “nutsbedrijf”, step by step

nutsbedrijf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch nut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnutuse, point, utility, sense; benefit; useful
2Old Dutchnut—
3Proto-Germanicnutją—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

via Dutch bedrijf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbedrijfbusiness, economic activity; profession; company,...
2Middle Dutchbedrijf—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nutją →Every word from Old Dutch nut →