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

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

Words derived from “dienst

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