Where does “benytte” come from?

benytte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German benutzen, 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...

benytte (Norwegian Bokmål): to use

Definitions

  1. to use

Ancestry of “benytte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbenutzento use
2GermannützenAlternative form of nutzen
3Middle High Germannützen—
4Old High Germannuzzōn—
5Proto-GermanicnutōnąTo make use of; employ
6Proto-Germanicnutōuse, profit, yield
7Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nutō →Every word from Proto-Germanic nutōną →