Where does “notetaking” come from?

notetaking (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...

notetaking (English): The practice of writing down pieces of...

Definitions

  1. The practice of writing down pieces of...

Ancestry of “notetaking”, step by step

notetaking 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 taking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtakingAlluring; attractive; Infectious; contagious; The...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd-