Where does “deltidsarbejde” come from?
deltidsarbejde (Danish) comes from Danish deltid, from Danish tid, from English tith, from Old Norse tíð, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
deltidsarbejde (Danish): part-time work
Definitions
- part-time work
Ancestry of “deltidsarbejde”, step by step
deltidsarbejde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish deltid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | deltid | part-time (usually as an adverb; deltids- as an adjective) |
| 2 | Danish | tid | time |
| 3 | English | tith | tight; nimble |
| 4 | Old Norse | tíð | time; hour; divine service, prayers |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
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;... |