Where does “Nutztier” come from?

Nutztier (German) comes from German Tier, from Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

Nutztier (German): livestock; domesticated animals in general; farm...

Definitions

  1. livestock; domesticated animals in general; farm...

Ancestry of “Nutztier”, step by step

Nutztier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTieranimal; A person who has a quality thought of as...
2Middle High Germantier—
3Old High Germantioranimal
4Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via German nützen

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

Words derived from “Nutztier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →