Where does “tjene” come from?

tjene (Danish) comes from Old Norse þjóna, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

tjene (Danish): to serve; to earn

Definitions

  1. to serve; to earn

Ancestry of “tjene”, step by step

tjene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þjóna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjónato serve
2Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Old Norse þéna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþénato serve

Words derived from “tjene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōną →Every word from Old Norse þjóna →