Where does “Vorbereitungsdienst” come from?

Vorbereitungsdienst (German) comes from German Vorbereitung, from German vorbereiten, from German bereiten, from German reiten, from Middle High German rīten, from Old High German rītan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Vorbereitungsdienst (German): preparatory service for public office

Definitions

  1. preparatory service for public office

Ancestry of “Vorbereitungsdienst”, step by step

Vorbereitungsdienst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vorbereitung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorbereitungpreparation
2Germanvorbereitento prepare; to prepare, to get ready
3Germanbereitento prepare, to make; to give, to cause
4Germanreitento travel on a mount; to ride; to do horseriding;...
5Middle High Germanrītento ride
6Old High Germanrītanto ride
7Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
8Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
9Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną