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
Ancestry of “þenest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |