Where does “tjenesteyter” come from?

tjenesteyter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tjeneste, from Danish tjeneste, from Old Norse þjónusta, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

tjenesteyter (Norwegian Bokmål): a service provider

Definitions

  1. a service provider

Ancestry of “tjenesteyter”, step by step

tjenesteyter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tjeneste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltjenesteservice; favor
2Danishtjenesteduty, service; kindness
3Old Norseþjónustaservice; divine service; the eucharist
4Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Norwegian Bokmål yter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålytercontributor, payer, provider often used in compound words
2Norwegian Bokmålyteto contribute, give, bestow
3Old Norseýta—
4Proto-Germanic*ūtijanąto push away, to expel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz →Every word from Old Norse þjónusta →