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Where does “nutzen” come from?

nutzen (German) comes 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...

nutzen (German): Alternative form of nutzen

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  1. Alternative form of nutzen

Ancestry of “nutzen”, step by step

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