Where does “arbejdsfør” come from?

arbejdsfør (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;...

arbejdsfør (Danish): capable of working

Definitions

  1. capable of working

Ancestry of “arbejdsfør”, step by step

arbejdsfør 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 før

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishførbefore; before, until; before, prior, sooner
2Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
3Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbaidijaną →