Where does “tjener” come from?

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

tjener (Danish): waiter, waitress, server; servant; present of...

Definitions

  1. waiter, waitress, server; servant; present of...

Ancestry of “tjener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtjeneto serve; to earn
2Old Norseþjónato serve
3Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “tjener

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