Where does “bedienen” come from?

bedienen (German) comes 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.

bedienen (German): to serve; to operate; to play a card according to...

Definitions

  1. to serve; to operate; to play a card according to...

Ancestry of “bedienen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandienento serve
2Middle High Germandienen
3Old High Germandionōnto serve
4Proto-West Germanic*þewanōnto serve
5Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
6Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “bedienen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ-