myEtymology.com: French etymology of servir

Etymology of the French word servir

the Old French word servir

derived from the Late Latin word servire (serve; be a slave to; with DAT)

derived from the Latin word servus (slave; servant)

English serve, Romanian servi

Dutch serveren, English serve, German servieren, Italian servire, Latin servire, Norwegian servere, Provençal servir, Spanish servir, Swedish servera

Word found in Old French