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
Ancestry of “tjäna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | þiǣna | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | þjóna | to serve |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōną | to serve |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |
Words derived from “tjäna”