Where does “zweckdienlich” come from?

zweckdienlich (German) comes from German dienlich, from German dienen, from Middle High German dienen, from Old High German dionōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þewanōn, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

zweckdienlich (German): expedient, useful, appropriate, advisable suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended

Definitions

  1. expedient, useful, appropriate, advisable suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended

Ancestry of “zweckdienlich”, step by step

zweckdienlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dienlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandienlichuseful, helpful
2Germandienento serve
3Middle High Germandienen—
4Old High Germandionōnto serve
5Proto-West Germanic*þewanōnto serve
6Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
7Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via German Zweck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZweckpurpose, cause; point
2Middle High Germanzwec—
3Old High Germanzwec—

Words derived from “zweckdienlich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →