Where does “déngen” come from?

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

déngen (Luxembourgish): to serve; to work, to be effective

Definitions

  1. to serve; to work, to be effective

Ancestry of “déngen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandionōnto serve
2Proto-West Germanic*þewanōnto serve
3Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þewanōn →
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