Where does “betjene” come from?
betjene (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German bedienen, from German dienen, from Middle High German dienen, from Old High German dionōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þewanōn, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
betjene (Norwegian Bokmål): to serve; to attend; to operate
Definitions
- to serve; to attend; to operate
Ancestry of “betjene”, step by step
betjene traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German bedienen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bedienen | to serve; to operate; to play a card according to... |
| 2 | German | dienen | to serve |
| 3 | Middle High German | dienen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | dionōn | to serve |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *þewanōn | to serve |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōną | to serve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |
via Norwegian Bokmål tjene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tjene | to serve; to earn |