Where does “Schlüsseldienst” come from?

Schlüsseldienst (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.

Schlüsseldienst (German): locksmith service

Definitions

  1. locksmith service

Ancestry of “Schlüsseldienst”, step by step

Schlüsseldienst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dienst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandienstsecond-person singular present of dienen
2Middle High Germandienst
3Old High Germandionest
4Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via German schlüssel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlüssela key
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstazEvery word from Old High German dionest