Where does “notetaker” come from?

notetaker (English) comes from English Note, from Middle English note, from Old English notu, from Proto-Germanic nutō, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

notetaker (English): One who writes down notes; An electronic device...

Definitions

  1. One who writes down notes; An electronic device...

Ancestry of “notetaker”, step by step

notetaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Note

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNoteThe St. Louis Blues hockey team
2Middle Englishnotenote; Alternative form of not
3Old Englishnotuuse; enjoyment; profit, advantage, utility
4Proto-Germanicnutōuse, profit, yield
5Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

via English taker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtakerOne who takes something; A person or thing that...
2Middle Englishtakere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →