Where does “arbejdslejr” come from?

arbejdslejr (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;...

arbejdslejr (Danish): labour camp

Definitions

  1. labour camp

Ancestry of “arbejdslejr”, step by step

arbejdslejr 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 lejr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlejrcamp; imperative of lejre
2Old Norselegr—
3Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbaidijaną →