Where does “väntjänst” come from?
väntjänst (Swedish) comes from Swedish vän, from Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Norse ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
väntjänst (Swedish): a service done out of friendship
Definitions
- a service done out of friendship
Ancestry of “väntjänst”, step by step
väntjänst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vän
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vän | fair, beautiful; a friend |
| 2 | Old Norse | vinr | friend |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ | friend |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | winiz | loved one, friend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
via Swedish tjänst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tjänst | a service; a position, a job, an employment,... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | thienst | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |