Where does “arbejdsløs” come from?
arbejdsløs (Danish) comes from German arbeitslos, from German arbeit, from Middle High German arbeit, from Old High German arbeit, from Proto-West Germanic arbaiþi, from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
arbejdsløs (Danish): unemployed
Definitions
- unemployed
Ancestry of “arbejdsløs”, step by step
arbejdsløs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German arbeitslos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | arbeitslos | unemployed; on welfare; unemployed; idle; working... |
| 2 | German | arbeit | toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation |
| 3 | Middle High German | arbeit | — |
| 4 | Old High German | arbeit | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
via Danish arbejde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | arbejde | work; work, to do a specific task |
| 2 | Middle Low German | arbeiden | to work |
| 3 | Old Saxon | arvēdian | to offer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidijaną | to work |