Where does “Selbstbedienung” come from?

Selbstbedienung (German) comes from German Bedienung, from German bedienen, from German dienen, from Middle High German dienen, from Old High German dionōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þewanōn, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Selbstbedienung (German): self-service

Definitions

  1. self-service

Ancestry of “Selbstbedienung”, step by step

Selbstbedienung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bedienung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBedienungservice; waiter, waitress; operation
2Germanbedienento serve; to operate; to play a card according to...
3Germandienento serve
4Middle High Germandienen
5Old High Germandionōnto serve
6Proto-West Germanic*þewanōnto serve
7Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
8Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via German selbst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanselbstpersonally, by oneself; even
2Old High Germanselb
3Proto-Germanicselbazself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
5Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “Selbstbedienung

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ-