Where does “Deenst” come from?
Deenst (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German dênst, from Old Saxon thionost, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
Deenst (Plautdietsch): service; office; ministration
Definitions
- service; office; ministration
Ancestry of “Deenst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | dênst | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | thionost | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |