Where does “tjeneste” come from?

tjeneste (Danish) comes from Old Norse þjónusta, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

tjeneste (Danish): duty, service; kindness

Definitions

  1. duty, service; kindness

Ancestry of “tjeneste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjónustaservice; divine service; the eucharist
2Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “tjeneste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz →Every word from Old Norse þjónusta →