Where does “avtjäna” come from?
avtjäna (Swedish) comes from Swedish tjäna, from Old Swedish þiǣna, from Old Norse þjóna, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
avtjäna (Swedish): to serve a term in prison
Definitions
- to serve a term in prison
Ancestry of “avtjäna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | tjäna | to earn; to serve |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þiǣna | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | þjóna | to serve |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōną | to serve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |