Where does “nützlich” come from?

nützlich (German) comes 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...

nützlich (German): useful; helpful

Definitions

  1. useful; helpful

Ancestry of “nützlich”, step by step

nützlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via Middle High German nützelich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannützelich—
2Old High Germannuzzilīhuseful

Words derived from “nützlich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nutō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nutōną →