Where does “diensthabend” come from?

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

diensthabend (German): on duty, on call

Definitions

  1. on duty, on call

Ancestry of “diensthabend”, step by step

diensthabend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dienst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandienstsecond-person singular present of dienen
2Middle High Germandienst—
3Old High Germandionest—
4Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via German habend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhabend—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz →Every word from Old High German dionest →