Where does “Zervéit” come from?
Zervéit (Luxembourgish) comes from French serviette, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
Zervéit (Luxembourgish): napkin, serviette
Ancestry of “Zervéit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | serviette | towel; napkin; briefcase |
| 2 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 3 | German | servieren | To serve ; to wait |
| 4 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 5 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 6 | Latin | serviō | — |
| 7 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |