Where does “Dienstbote” come from?

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

Dienstbote (German): house servant; domestic; servant; someone who...

Definitions

  1. house servant; domestic; servant; someone who...

Ancestry of “Dienstbote”, step by step

Dienstbote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dienst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandienstsecond-person singular present of dienen
2Middle High Germandienst—
3Old High Germandionest—
4Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via German Bote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBotemessenger; postman, letter carrier; apostle
2Old High Germanbotomessenger, envoy
3Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz →Every word from Old High German dionest →