Where does “tjänster och gentjänster” come from?
tjänster och gentjänster (Swedish) comes from Swedish och, from Old Swedish ock, from Old Norse ok, from Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).
tjänster och gentjänster (Swedish): favors and return favors, quid pro quo, you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
Definitions
- favors and return favors, quid pro quo, you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
Ancestry of “tjänster och gentjänster”, step by step
tjänster och gentjänster traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish och
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | och | and; used to connect two homogeneous words or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ock | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | ok | and; also, too; yoke |
| 4 | Old Norse | svá | so |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swa | so, thus, in this manner |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swē | like, similar to; just like, in the same manner... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swē | self (reflexive pronoun) |
via Swedish gentjänster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gentjänster | — |
via Swedish tjänster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tjänster | — |