Where does “dienest” come from?

dienest (Middle High German) comes from Old High German dionest, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Ancestry of “dienest”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dienest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz →Every word from Old High German dionest →