Where does “Deenst” come from?

Deenst (Low German) comes from Middle Low German dênst, from Old Saxon thionost, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Deenst (Low German): service

Definitions

  1. service

Ancestry of “Deenst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandênst
2Old Saxonthionost
3Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstazEvery word from Old Saxon thionost
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