tjänst

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a service
  • a position, a job, an employment, especially a public office (including jobs such as permanently employed teachers)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish thienst inherited from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þewanōstaz

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