Where does “þerna” come from?

þerna (Old Norse) comes from Old Saxon thiorna, from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā — handmaid, female servant.

þerna (Old Norse): tern; maid servant

Definitions

  1. tern; maid servant

Ancestry of “þerna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonthiornavirgin
2Proto-West Germanic*þewernāhandmaid, female servant

Words derived from “þerna”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā →Every word from Old Saxon thiorna →