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

  1. user-friendly

Ancestry of “benutzerfreundlich”, step by step

benutzerfreundlich 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 freundlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfreundlichfriendly, benign; nice, pleasant
2Middle High Germanvriuntlich
3Old High Germanfriuntlīh
4Proto-Germanicfrijōndlīkazfriendlike; friendly
5Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd-Every word from Proto-Germanic nutōEvery word from Proto-Germanic nutōną