dienen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈdinə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to serve
  • (auxiliary) to ought to, to be to, be expected to

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch dienen inherited from Old Dutch thienon inherited from Proto-Germanic *þewanōną (serve).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þewanōną

Gloss

serve

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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