Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “dienst” come from?

dienst (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thionost, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Ancestry of “dienst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthionost—
2Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “dienst”

  • kerkdienst
  • buikdienst
  • dienstbode
  • gebedsdienst
  • eredienst
  • huisgodendienst
  • dienstensector
  • dienstplicht
  • dienst
  • bestuursdienst
  • dienstrooster
  • lippendienst
  • dinas
  • diens
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