Where does “tjener” come from?

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

tjener (Norwegian Bokmål): a servant; a server; present of tjene

Definitions

  1. a servant; a server; present of tjene

Ancestry of “tjener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþénariservant
2Old Norseþénato serve
3Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “tjener”

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