Where does “ordbogsarbejde” come from?
ordbogsarbejde (Danish) comes from Danish ordbog, from Danish ord, from Old Danish orth, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
ordbogsarbejde (Danish): the labour of compiling dictionaries
Definitions
- the labour of compiling dictionaries
Ancestry of “ordbogsarbejde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | ordbog | dictionary, lexicon |
| 2 | Danish | ord | word |
| 3 | Old Danish | orth | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | orð | word |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |