Where does “arbejderbi” come from?
arbejderbi (Danish) comes from Danish arbejder, from Danish arbejde, from Middle Low German arbeiden, from Old Saxon arvēdian, from Proto-Germanic arbaidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
arbejderbi (Danish): worker bee
Definitions
- worker bee
Ancestry of “arbejderbi”, step by step
arbejderbi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish arbejder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | arbejder | worker, workman, laborer, labourer; indefinite... |
| 2 | Danish | arbejde | work; work, to do a specific task |
| 3 | Middle Low German | arbeiden | to work |
| 4 | Old Saxon | arvēdian | to offer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidijaną | to work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |