Where does “arbejdsmiljø” come from?
arbejdsmiljø (Danish) comes from Danish miljø, from French milieu, from Middle French milieu, from Old French milliu, from Old French lieu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
arbejdsmiljø (Danish): working environment the physical and psychological conditions in a workplace
Definitions
- working environment the physical and psychological conditions in a workplace
Ancestry of “arbejdsmiljø”, step by step
arbejdsmiljø traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish miljø
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | miljø | environment; background; milieu |
| 2 | French | milieu | middle; center; setting; environment;... |
| 3 | Middle French | milieu | — |
| 4 | Old French | milliu | — |
| 5 | Old French | lieu | — |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
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 |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |