Where does “nytlic” come from?

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

nytlic (Old English): useful

Definitions

  1. useful

Ancestry of “nytlic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnyttuse; benefit; office, duty
2Proto-Germanicnutjōprofit; yield
3Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European newd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nutjō →Every word from Old English nytt →