Where does “dienstverpflichtet” come from?
dienstverpflichtet (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.
dienstverpflichtet (German): Obligated to perform a particular service in the...
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Ancestry of “dienstverpflichtet”, step by step
dienstverpflichtet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German verpflichtet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verpflichtet | past participle of verpflichten; committed,... |