Where does “servitør” come from?

servitør (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin servītor, from French serveur, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō, from Latin servus — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

servitør (Norwegian Nynorsk): waiter

Definitions

  1. waiter

Ancestry of “servitør”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinservītora servant, a servitor
2Frenchserveurwaiter; server
3Frenchservirto serve; to be used for; to be useful for...
4Germanservierento serve (food); to wait (at table)
5Italianservireto serve; to need; to plate
6Spanishservirto serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help...
7Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
8Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
9Proto-Italicserwosguardian
10Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
11Proto-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-sEvery word from Proto-Italic serwos