Where does “Götzendienst” come from?

Götzendienst (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.

Götzendienst (German): idolatry

Definitions

  1. idolatry

Ancestry of “Götzendienst”, step by step

Götzendienst 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 Götzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGötzengenitive singular of Götze; dative singular of...
2GermanGötzeidol; any image; a mask, a mummer; fool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz →Every word from Old High German dionest →