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
- self-service
Ancestry of “Selbstbedienung”, step by step
Selbstbedienung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bedienung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bedienung | service; waiter, waitress; operation |
| 2 | German | bedienen | to serve; to operate; to play a card according to... |
| 3 | German | dienen | to serve |
| 4 | Middle High German | dienen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | dionōn | to serve |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *þewanōn | to serve |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōną | to serve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |