English
tool-friendly
From tool + friendly.
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to tie to, secure’
Proto-Germanic *tōlą ‘tool’
Old English tōl ‘tool’
Middle English tool ‘a tool’
English tool
Proto-Germanic *frijōndz ‘friend’
Proto-Germanic *frijōndlīkaz ‘friendlike’
Proto-West Germanic *frijōndlīk
Old English frēondlīċ ‘friendly’
Middle English frendly
English friendly
Today it means
adj Designed for easy interoperation with software tools.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / tool-friendly