Where does “Benutzerfreundlichkeit” come from?
Benutzerfreundlichkeit (German) comes from German Benutzer, from German benutzen, from German nützen, from Middle High German nützen, from Old High German nuzzōn, from Proto-Germanic nutōną, from Proto-Germanic nutō, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
Benutzerfreundlichkeit (German): user-friendliness, usability
Definitions
- user-friendliness, usability
Ancestry of “Benutzerfreundlichkeit”, step by step
Benutzerfreundlichkeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Benutzer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Benutzer | user |
| 2 | German | benutzen | to use |
| 3 | German | nützen | Alternative form of nutzen |
| 4 | Middle High German | nützen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | nuzzōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nutōną | To make use of; employ |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nutō | use, profit, yield |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | newd- | to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to... |
via German Freundlichkeit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Freundlichkeit | kindness, friendliness; kindness |
| 2 | German | -keit | Alternative form of -heit; -ness, -ty; -ty |
| 3 | German | -heit | Converts an adjective into a noun and usually... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -heit | ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective |
| 5 | Old High German | -heit | nature, character |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | hood |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |