Where does “Messdiener” come from?
Messdiener (German) comes from German messe, from Middle High German messe, from Old High German missa, from Latin missa, from Latin missum, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
Messdiener (German): altar boy, altar girl
Definitions
- altar boy, altar girl
Ancestry of “Messdiener”, step by step
Messdiener traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German messe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | messe | inflection of messen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | messe | mass |
| 3 | Old High German | missa | Mass |
| 4 | Latin | missa | Mass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | missum | accusative supine of mittō; inflection of... |
| 6 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
via Hunsrik Mess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunsrik | Mess | Mass |
via Hunsrik Diener
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunsrik | Diener | — |