Where does “servere” come from?

servere (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin servīre, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

servere (Norwegian Nynorsk): to serve

Definitions

  1. to serve

Ancestry of “servere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinservīre—
2Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
3Proto-Italicserwosguardian
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →