Where does “dienstknecht” come from?

dienstknecht (Dutch) comes from Dutch dienst, from Dutch bode, from Middle Dutch bōde, from Old Dutch bodo, from Proto-Germanic budô, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

dienstknecht (Dutch): servant

Definitions

  1. servant

Ancestry of “dienstknecht”, step by step

dienstknecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dienst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdienstservice; draft
2Dutchbodemessenger; servant
3Middle Dutchbōdemessenger
4Old Dutchbodomessenger
5Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
6Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Dutch knecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchknechtA servant; An assistant, hand, employee; A...
2Middle Dutchcnecht—
3Old Dutchkneht—
4Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →