Where does “godendienst” come from?

godendienst (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.

godendienst (Dutch): idolatry, (literally) serving the gods

Definitions

  1. idolatry, (literally) serving the gods

Ancestry of “godendienst”, step by step

godendienst 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 goden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgoden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budô →