Where does “barrtænari” come from?

barrtænari (Faroese) comes from Faroese tænari, from Old Norse þénari, from Old Norse þéna, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

barrtænari (Faroese): bartender

Definitions

  1. bartender

Ancestry of “barrtænari”, step by step

barrtænari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese tænari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetænaributler
2Old Norseþénariservant
3Old Norseþénato serve
4Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Faroese barr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebarr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōną →Every word from Old Norse þéna →