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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

  1. service; office; ministration

Ancestry of “Deenst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandênst—
2Old Saxonthionost—
3Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
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