Where does “arbejdsplads” come from?
arbejdsplads (Danish) comes from Danish plads, from Middle Low German plātze, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
arbejdsplads (Danish): a workplace
Definitions
- a workplace
Ancestry of “arbejdsplads”, step by step
arbejdsplads traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish plads
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | plads | place; seat; position |
| 2 | Middle Low German | plātze | — |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
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;... |