Where does “kerkdienst” come from?

kerkdienst (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.

kerkdienst (Dutch): church service; service to a church

Definitions

  1. church service; service to a church

Ancestry of “kerkdienst”, step by step

kerkdienst 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 kerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
2Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
3Middle Dutchmisurine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →