Where does “förtjänst” come from?
förtjänst (Swedish) comes from Swedish tjänst, from Old Swedish thienst, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
förtjänst (Swedish): merit; wages, earnings, salary; payment or...
Definitions
- merit; wages, earnings, salary; payment or...
Ancestry of “förtjänst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | tjänst | a service; a position, a job, an employment,... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | thienst | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |
Words derived from “förtjänst”