Where does “servest” come from?
servest (English) comes from English serve, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
servest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “servest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | serve | An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play... |
| 2 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 3 | German | servieren | To serve ; to wait |
| 4 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 5 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 6 | Latin | serviō | — |
| 7 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |