Where does “tjäna” come from?

tjäna (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þiǣna, from Old Norse þjóna, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

tjäna (Swedish): to earn; to serve

Definitions

  1. to earn; to serve

Ancestry of “tjäna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþiǣna—
2Old Norseþjónato serve
3Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

Words derived from “tjäna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōną →Every word from Old Norse þjóna →