Where does “dienstbeflissen” come from?
dienstbeflissen (German) comes from German beflissen, from German befleißen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
dienstbeflissen (German): officious; assiduous, zealous
Definitions
- officious; assiduous, zealous
Ancestry of “dienstbeflissen”, step by step
dienstbeflissen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German beflissen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | beflissen | zealous, keen; studious; obsequious |
| 2 | German | befleißen | to endeavour, to make an effort |
| 3 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via German dienst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dienst | second-person singular present of dienen |
| 2 | Middle High German | dienst | — |
| 3 | Old High German | dionest | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |