Where does “dīnst” come from?
dīnst (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German dionōst, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
dīnst (Vilamovian): service; work, duty
Ancestry of “dīnst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | dionōst | service |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |