Where does “Schenk” come from?

Schenk (German) comes from Middle High German schenke, from Old High German scenco, from Proto-West Germanic skankijō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Schenk (German): cupbearer

Definitions

  1. cupbearer

Ancestry of “Schenk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschenke—
2Old High Germanscenco—
3Proto-West Germanicskankijōdrink server; cupbearer
4Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Schenk”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -jō →