Where does “Bedienung” come from?

Bedienung (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.

Bedienung (German): service; waiter, waitress; operation

Definitions

  1. service; waiter, waitress; operation

Ancestry of “Bedienung”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Bedienung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þewanōn →