Where does “zugute” come from?

zugute (German) comes from German zū, from Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

zugute (German): indicates something is for the benefit of the dative object of the verb

Definitions

  1. indicates something is for the benefit of the dative object of the verb

Ancestry of “zugute”, step by step

zugute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzūto, towards
2Middle High Germanzuoto
3Old High Germanzuoto
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via German Güte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGütegoodness; quality
2Middle High Germangiute—
3Old High Germanguotīgoodness
4West Germanic*gōdī—
5Germanic*gōdį̄—

Words derived from “zugute”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →