Where does “Nachrichtendienst” come from?
Nachrichtendienst (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.
Nachrichtendienst (German): intelligence agency (a department, agency or unit designed to gather such information)
Definitions
- intelligence agency (a department, agency or unit designed to gather such information)
Ancestry of “Nachrichtendienst”, step by step
Nachrichtendienst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German nachricht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nachricht | news, piece of news, notification |