Where does “Benutzerschnittstelle” come from?
Benutzerschnittstelle (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...
Benutzerschnittstelle (German): user interface
Definitions
- user interface
Ancestry of “Benutzerschnittstelle”, step by step
Benutzerschnittstelle 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 Schnittstelle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schnittstelle | interface |
| 2 | German | Stelle | place, stead, location, position, lieu; position... |
| 3 | German | Stellen | gerund of stellen; plural of Stelle |
| 4 | Middle High German | stellen | to put, to place |
| 5 | Old High German | stellen | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |