Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “tjenare” come from?

tjenare (Swedish) comes from Swedish tjänare, from Swedish -are, from Old Swedish -are, from Old Norse -ari, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

tjenare (Swedish): Alternative form of tjänare

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tjänare

Ancestry of “tjenare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishtjänareAn informal greeting; hi, hello; servant
2Swedish-areRegular construction of comparative: ful →...
3Old Swedish-are—
4Old Norse-aria suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;...
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “tjenare”

  • tja
  • tjena
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →