Where does “arbejdsbord” come from?

arbejdsbord (Danish) comes 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;...

arbejdsbord (Danish): worktable

Definitions

  1. worktable

Ancestry of “arbejdsbord”, step by step

arbejdsbord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish arbejde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisharbejdework; work, to do a specific task
2Middle Low Germanarbeidento work
3Old Saxonarvēdianto offer
4Proto-Germanicarbaidijanąto work
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Danish bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbordtable, desk; plank; imperative of borde
2Old Norseborðedge, side of a vessel
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbaidijaną →