Where does “Benutzername” come from?

Benutzername (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...

Benutzername (German): username

Definitions

  1. username

Ancestry of “Benutzername”, step by step

Benutzername traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Benutzer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBenutzeruser
2Germanbenutzento use
3GermannützenAlternative form of nutzen
4Middle High Germannützen—
5Old High Germannuzzōn—
6Proto-GermanicnutōnąTo make use of; employ
7Proto-Germanicnutōuse, profit, yield
8Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

via German nāme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannāmename (forename, Christian name, given name)
2Middle High Germannamename
3Old High Germannamoname; noun
4Proto-West Germanicnamōname
5Proto-Germanicnamôname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nutō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nutōną →