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Where does “servieren” come from?

servieren (German) comes from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

servieren (German): To serve ; to wait

Definitions

  1. To serve ; to wait

Ancestry of “servieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianservireto serve; to need; to plate
2Spanishservirto serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help...
3Latinserviō—
4Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
5Proto-Italicserwosguardian
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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