Where does “tärna” come from?
tärna (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
tärna (Swedish): a bridesmaid; a tern; to cut into cubes
Definitions
- a bridesmaid; a tern; to cut into cubes
Ancestry of “tärna”, step by step
tärna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Old Norse þerna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þerna | tern; maid servant |
| 2 | Old Saxon | thiorna | virgin |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *þewernā | handmaid, female servant |
via Swedish tärning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tärning | die (polyhedron used in games of chance) |