Where does “tjene” come from?

tjene (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þjóna, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

tjene (Norwegian Bokmål): to serve; to earn

Definitions

  1. to serve; to earn

Ancestry of “tjene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjónato serve
2Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “tjene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōną →Every word from Old Norse þjóna →