Where does “benutzerfreundlich” come from?
benutzerfreundlich (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...
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Ancestry of “benutzerfreundlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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... |