Where does “dienstplicht” come from?

dienstplicht (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.

dienstplicht (Dutch): conscription, mandated military service

Definitions

  1. conscription, mandated military service

Ancestry of “dienstplicht”, step by step

dienstplicht 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 plicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplichtduty, obligation
2Middle Dutchplicht—
3Old Dutchpliht—
4Proto-West Germanicplihticare, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,...
5Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for

Words derived from “dienstplicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budô →