Where does “dienst” come from?

dienst (German) comes from Middle High German dienst, from Old High German dionest, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

dienst (German): second-person singular present of dienen

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present of dienen

Ancestry of “dienst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandienst
2Old High Germandionest
3Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “dienst

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstazEvery word from Old High German dionest