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Where does “þjónusta” come from?

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

þjónusta (Old Norse): service; divine service; the eucharist

Definitions

  1. service; divine service; the eucharist

Ancestry of “þjónusta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
2Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “þjónusta”

  • tjeneste
  • helsetjeneste
  • gudstjeneste
  • militærtjeneste
  • tjenesteyter
  • tenest
  • bjørnetjeneste
  • gudstjeneste
  • tjeneste
  • tjenstdygtig
  • þjónusta
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