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Where does “þjónusta” come from?

þjónusta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þjónusta, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

þjónusta (Icelandic): a service; a maid

Definitions

  1. a service; a maid

Ancestry of “þjónusta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjónustaservice; divine service; the eucharist
2Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
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