Where does “terna” come from?
terna (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þerna, from Old Saxon thiorna, from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā.
terna (Faroese): tern; maid; stewardess, air hostess
Definitions
- tern; maid; stewardess, air hostess
Ancestry of “terna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þerna | tern; maid servant |
| 2 | Old Saxon | thiorna | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *þewernā | — |