Etymograph

English

Ich dien

Ich dien comes from German Ich dien ‘I serve’.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentIch dien‘I serve’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentIch dien‘I serve’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

phrase The motto on the coat of arms of the Prince of Wales.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Ich dien / Ich dien