Where does “dienst” come from?
dienst (Middle High German) comes from Old High German dionest, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
Ancestry of “dienst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | dionest | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |
Words derived from “dienst”