Where does “dienen” come from?

dienen (German) comes 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.

dienen (German): to serve

Definitions

  1. to serve

Ancestry of “dienen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dienen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →