Where does “Dienst” come from?

Dienst (German) comes from Middle High German dienest, from Old High German dionest, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Dienst (German): service; work, duty

Definitions

  1. service; work, duty

Ancestry of “Dienst”, step by step

Dienst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German dienest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandienest—
2Old High Germandionest—
3Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Middle High German dienst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandienst—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz →Every word from Old High German dionest →