Where does “terna” come from?

terna (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þerna, from Old Saxon thiorna, from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā — handmaid, female servant.

terna (Faroese): tern; maid; stewardess, air hostess

Definitions

  1. tern; maid; stewardess, air hostess

Ancestry of “terna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþernatern; maid servant
2Old Saxonthiornavirgin
3Proto-West Germanic*þewernāhandmaid, female servant
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā →Every word from Old Saxon thiorna →Every word from Old Norse þerna →