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Where does “nutte” come from?

nutte (Middle English) comes from Old English nytt, from Proto-Germanic nutjō, from Proto-Indo-European newd- — to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

nutte (Middle English): use, usefulness

Definitions

  1. use, usefulness

Ancestry of “nutte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnyttuse; benefit; office, duty
2Proto-Germanicnutjōprofit; yield
3Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
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