Where does “Dienstvergehen” come from?

Dienstvergehen (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.

Dienstvergehen (German): malfeasance in office

Definitions

  1. malfeasance in office

Ancestry of “Dienstvergehen”, step by step

Dienstvergehen 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 vergehen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvergehento pass, to elapse; to die off, wither, etc; to...
2Middle High Germanvergān—
3Old High Germanfirgān—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz →Every word from Old High German dionest →