Where does “tjenestegjøre” come from?
tjenestegjøre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gjøre, from Danish gøre, from Old Danish gøræ, from Old Norse gera, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
tjenestegjøre (Norwegian Bokmål): to serve e.g. in the armed forces
Definitions
- to serve e.g. in the armed forces
Ancestry of “tjenestegjøre”, step by step
tjenestegjøre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål gjøre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gjøre | to do |
| 2 | Danish | gøre | to do, perform, execute; to make |
| 3 | Old Danish | gøræ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | gera | to do, make |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |