Where does “arbejdsgiver” come from?

arbejdsgiver (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;...

arbejdsgiver (Danish): employer

Definitions

  1. employer

Ancestry of “arbejdsgiver”, step by step

arbejdsgiver 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 giver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgivergiver; donor; dealer
2Danishgiveto give
3Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
4Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbaidijaną →