Where does “toedienen” come from?

toedienen (Dutch) comes from Dutch toe, from Middle Dutch toe, from Old Dutch tuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

toedienen (Dutch): to administer

Definitions

  1. to administer

Ancestry of “toedienen”, step by step

toedienen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch toe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoeadverbial form of tot; after, afterwards; shut,...
2Middle Dutchtoeto, towards; up to; until
3Old Dutchtuo—
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Dutch dienen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdienento serve; to ought to, to be to, be expected to
2Middle Dutchdienento serve, to obey; to be in service of; to serve
3Old Dutchthienonto serve, to be in service of
4Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →
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