Where does “lippendienst” come from?

lippendienst (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.

lippendienst (Dutch): lip service, empty talk

Definitions

  1. lip service, empty talk

Ancestry of “lippendienst”, step by step

lippendienst 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 lip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchliplip part of the mouth
2Middle Dutchleppe—
3Old Dutchleppalip
4Proto-Germaniclipjôlip
5Proto-Germaniclepôlip
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →