Where does “umnutzen” come from?

umnutzen (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...

umnutzen (German): to repurpose use for a purpose other than the originally intended one

Definitions

  1. to repurpose use for a purpose other than the originally intended one

Ancestry of “umnutzen”, step by step

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...

Words derived from “umnutzen”

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