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...
benutzerfreundlich (German): user-friendly
Definitions
- user-friendly
Ancestry of “benutzerfreundlich”, step by step
benutzerfreundlich 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 freundlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | freundlich | friendly, benign; nice, pleasant |
| 2 | Middle High German | vriuntlich | — |
| 3 | Old High German | friuntlīh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frijōndlīkaz | friendlike; friendly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |