Where does “dienblad” come from?

dienblad (Dutch) comes from Dutch blad, from Middle Dutch blat, from Old Dutch blāt, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

dienblad (Dutch): service tray, as used to present and serve...

Definitions

  1. service tray, as used to present and serve...

Ancestry of “dienblad”, step by step

dienblad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch blad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbladleaf; sheet of paper, leaf; page
2Middle Dutchblatleaf; page; panel
3Old Dutchblāt—
4Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
5Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Dutch dienen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdienento serve; to ought to, to be to, be expected to
2Middle Dutchdienento serve, to obey; to be in service of; to serve
3Old Dutchthienonto serve, to be in service of
4Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →