Where does “tenar” come from?
tenar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þénari, from Old Norse þéna, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
tenar (Norwegian Nynorsk): teens, teenage years
Ancestry of “tenar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þénari | servant |
| 2 | Old Norse | þéna | to serve |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōną | to serve |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |