Where does “dienen” come from?
dienen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thienon, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
dienen (Middle Dutch): to serve, to obey; to be in service of; to serve
Definitions
- to serve, to obey; to be in service of; to serve
Ancestry of “dienen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | thienon | to serve, to be in service of |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōną | to serve |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |
Words derived from “dienen”