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