Where does “Kundendienst” come from?
Kundendienst (German) comes from German Kunde, from German kund, from Middle High German kunt, from Old High German kund, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
Kundendienst (German): customer service
Definitions
- customer service
Ancestry of “Kundendienst”, step by step
Kundendienst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kunde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kunde | customer, patron, punter, client; tidings, news;... |
| 2 | German | kund | known |
| 3 | Middle High German | kunt | cunt, pussy, vulva, vagina |
| 4 | Old High German | kund | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via German dienst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dienst | second-person singular present of dienen |
| 2 | Middle High German | dienst | — |
| 3 | Old High German | dionest | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |