Where does “Nachtdienst” come from?

Nachtdienst (German) comes from Dutch nacht, from Middle Dutch nacht, from Old Dutch naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Nachtdienst (German): night service

Definitions

  1. night service

Ancestry of “Nachtdienst”, step by step

Nachtdienst traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch nacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnachtnight
2Middle Dutchnachtnight
3Old Dutchnahtnight
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Dutch dienst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdienstservice; draft
2Dutchbodemessenger; servant
3Middle Dutchbōdemessenger
4Old Dutchbodomessenger
5Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
6Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via German dienst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandienstsecond-person singular present of dienen
2Middle High Germandienst—
3Old High Germandionest—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →