Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “dênst” come from?

dênst (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon thionost, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

Ancestry of “dênst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dênst”

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