Where does “tjänst” come from?
tjänst (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish thienst, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
tjänst (Swedish): a service; a position, a job, an employment,...
Definitions
- a service; a position, a job, an employment,...
Ancestry of “tjänst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | thienst | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |
Words derived from “tjänst”