nutzen
German (Berlin)
/ˈnʊtsən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to make use of; to deploy; to exploit; to harness; to take (the opportunity of)
- (transitive) to be useful, to be of use, to do good
- (transitive) to benefit someone, to help, to do good to
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German nutzen inherited from Old High German nuzzōn inherited from Proto-Germanic *nutōną (make use of, enjoy).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*nutōną
Gloss
make use of, enjoy
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Abnutzung German
- Ausnutzung German
- Benutzer German
- Benutzung German
- Nutzer German
- Nutztier German
- Nutzung German
- Nutzungsbedingung German
- Nutzwert German
- Tier German
- Wert German
- Zwischennutzung German
- abnutzen German
- ausnutzen German
- benutzbar German
- benutzen German
- nutzbar German
- benutten Dutch, Flemish
- benytte Norwegian Bokmål
- *nutō Proto-Germanic
- *nutōną Proto-Germanic
- utnytta Norwegian Nynorsk
- notian Old English
- nota Old Norse
- nuzzōn Old High German
- nauda Latvian
- sīknauda Latvian
- nutzen Middle High German
- benotzen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- notzen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- nützan Cimbrian