Where does “þjóna” come from?
þjóna (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þjóna, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
þjóna (Icelandic): to serve someone, to be in somebody's service; to...
Definitions
- to serve someone, to be in somebody's service; to...
Ancestry of “þjóna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þjóna | to serve |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōną | to serve |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |