Where does “Bedienfeld” come from?

Bedienfeld (German) comes from German bedienen, from German dienen, from Middle High German dienen, from Old High German dionōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þewanōn, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Bedienfeld (German): control panel

Definitions

  1. control panel

Ancestry of “Bedienfeld”, step by step

Bedienfeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bedienen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbedienento serve; to operate; to play a card according to...
2Germandienento serve
3Middle High Germandienen
4Old High Germandionōnto serve
5Proto-West Germanic*þewanōnto serve
6Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
7Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via German feld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeldfield plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops
2Middle High Germanvëlt
3Old High Germanfeld
4Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
5Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ-