Where does “tena” come from?
tena (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þjóna, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
tena (Norwegian Nynorsk): to earn; to serve
Ancestry of “tena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þjóna | to serve |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōną | to serve |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |