Where does “Diakon” come from?

Diakon (German) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin diaconus, from Ancient Greek διάκονος, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Diakon (German): deacon

Definitions

deacon

Ancestry of “Diakon”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ecclesiastical Latin	diaconus	deacon
2	Ancient Greek	διάκονος	messenger, courier; servant; minister, deacon,...
3	Ancient Greek	δῐᾰ-	apart; through, across; through; in different...
4	Ancient Greek	διά	throughout
5	Proto-Indo-European	dwís	twice, doubly; in two
6	Proto-Indo-European	dwóh₁	two

Words derived from “Diakon”

Subdiakon
Protodiakon
Subdiakonin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →