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
Ancestry of “servieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 2 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 3 | Latin | serviō | — |
| 4 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |