Where does “helsetjeneste” come from?
helsetjeneste (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål helse, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic hailisōną, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.
helsetjeneste (Norwegian Bokmål): health service
Definitions
- health service
Ancestry of “helsetjeneste”, step by step
helsetjeneste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål helse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | helse | health |
| 2 | Old Norse | heilsa | health |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hailisōną | to greet; salute; to inquire; beseech |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |
via Norwegian Bokmål tjeneste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tjeneste | service; favor |
| 2 | Danish | tjeneste | duty, service; kindness |
| 3 | Old Norse | þjónusta | service; divine service; the eucharist |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |