Where does “דינען” come from?

דינען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German dienen, from Old High German dionōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þewanōn, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

דינען (Yiddish): serve; worship

Definitions

  1. serve; worship

Ancestry of “דינען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandienen—
2Old High Germandionōnto serve
3Proto-West Germanic*þewanōnto serve
4Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þewanōn →