Where does “Tjoonst” come from?
Tjoonst (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thiānest, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
Tjoonst (Saterland Frisian): service; duty
Ancestry of “Tjoonst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | thiānest | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |