Where does “tjänstaktig” come from?

tjänstaktig (Swedish) comes from Swedish tjänst, from Old Swedish thienst, from Proto-Germanic þewanōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

tjänstaktig (Swedish): obliging, attentive, happy to be of service to others

Definitions

  1. obliging, attentive, happy to be of service to others

Ancestry of “tjänstaktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjänsta service; a position, a job, an employment,...
2Old Swedishthienst
3Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōstazEvery word from Old Swedish thienst