Where does “Déngscht” come from?

Déngscht (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German dionōst, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Déngscht (Luxembourgish): service, duty; favour, good turn

Definitions

  1. service, duty; favour, good turn

Ancestry of “Déngscht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandionōstservice
2Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz →Every word from Old High German dionōst →