Where does “tene” come from?

tene (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þjóna, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

tene (Norwegian Nynorsk): to earn; to serve

Definitions

  1. to earn; to serve

Ancestry of “tene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjónato serve
2Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
3Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōną →Every word from Old Norse þjóna →