tjeneste
Danish
[ˈtɕɛːnəsd̥ə]
noun
Definitions
- duty, service
- kindness
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse þjónusta (service) derived from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þewanōstaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *tekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- tjeneste Norwegian Bokmål
- *þewanōstaz Proto-Germanic
- tenest Norwegian Nynorsk
- þenest Old English
- þjónasta Old Norse
- þjónosta Old Norse
- þjónusta Old Norse
- þénesta Old Norse
- bjørn Danish
- bjørnetjeneste Danish
- fortjeneste Danish
- fortjenstgivende Danish
- gud Danish
- gudstjeneste Danish
- tjenstdygtig Danish
- tjenstlig Danish
- þjónusta Icelandic
- dionest Old High German
- dionōst Old High German
- *thionost Old Dutch
- thionost Old Saxon
- thienst Old Swedish