noteful

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*newd-“to acquire, make use of”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*nutō
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*notu
4. Old English · inherited fromnotu“use, enjoyment”
5. Middle English · inherited fromnoteful
6. English todaynoteful

From Middle English noteful, notful (“useful”), from note (“use, need”), from Old English notu (“use, enjoyment”), from Proto-West Germanic *notu, from Proto-Germanic *nutō, *nutjō, *nutą (“use, enjoyment”), from Proto-Indo-European *newd- (“to acquire, make use of”) + -ful. Equivalent to note + -ful. Related to Old English nēotan (“to use, enjoy”), Old English nyttian (“to make use of, utilize”), Old English nytlīċ (“useful, profitable, beneficial”).

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