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

  1. to serve, to obey; to be in service of; to serve

Ancestry of “dienen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthienonto serve, to be in service of
2Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “dienen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōną →Every word from Old Dutch thienon →