Where does “þjónn” come from?

þjónn (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic þewaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekwos, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

þjónn (Icelandic): servant; waiter

Definitions

  1. servant; waiter

Ancestry of “þjónn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþewazslave, servant
2Proto-Indo-Europeantekwosrunner
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “þjónn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewaz →