Where does “þenest” come from?

þenest (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

þenest (Old English): service; entertainment

Definitions

  1. service; entertainment

Ancestry of “þenest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
2Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz →