Where does “dienstfähig” come from?
dienstfähig (German) comes from German fähig, from German gevæhic, from Middle High German vāhen, from Old High German fāhan, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.
dienstfähig (German): serviceable
Definitions
- serviceable
Ancestry of “dienstfähig”, step by step
dienstfähig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fähig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fähig | capable; able; qualified; skilled; skilful |
| 2 | German | gevæhic | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | vāhen | to catch |
| 4 | Old High German | fāhan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fanhaną | to take, to seize; to capture, to catch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |
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 |