Where does “säkerhetstjänst” come from?
säkerhetstjänst (Swedish) comes from Swedish tjänst, from Old Swedish thienst, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
säkerhetstjänst (Swedish): a secret service
Definitions
- a secret service
Ancestry of “säkerhetstjänst”, step by step
säkerhetstjänst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |