Where does “kundtjänst” come from?
kundtjänst (Swedish) comes from English service, from Middle English servise, from Old English serfis, from Old French servise, from Latin servitium, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
kundtjänst (Swedish): customer service
Definitions
- customer service
Ancestry of “kundtjänst”, step by step
kundtjänst traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English service
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | service | An act of being of assistance to someone; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | servise | service; servitude; vasselage |
| 3 | Old English | serfis | service |
| 4 | Old French | servise | service; servitude; vasselage; church service |
| 5 | Latin | servitium | slavery, servitude; slaves; service |
| 6 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Swedish kund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kund | customer |
| 2 | German | Kunde | customer, patron, punter, client; tidings, news;... |
| 3 | German | kund | known |
| 4 | Middle High German | kunt | cunt, pussy, vulva, vagina |
| 5 | Old High German | kund | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Swedish tjänst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |