Where does “þerna” come from?

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

þerna (Icelandic): maid, girl, female servant; attendant,...

Definitions

  1. maid, girl, female servant; attendant,...

Ancestry of “þerna”, step by step

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