Where does “vevtjener” come from?

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

vevtjener (Norwegian Bokmål): a web server

Definitions

  1. a web server

Ancestry of “vevtjener”, step by step

vevtjener traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tjener

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltjenera servant; a server; present of tjene
2Old Norseþénariservant
3Old Norseþénato serve
4Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Norwegian Bokmål vev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålveva weave; a loom, short form of vevstol; a web
2Old Norsevefrweb
3Proto-Germanicwabjąsomething woven; web
4Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōną →Every word from Old Norse þéna →
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