Where does “dienlich” come from?

dienlich (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.

dienlich (German): useful, helpful

Definitions

  1. useful, helpful

Ancestry of “dienlich”, 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 “dienlich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →