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.
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Ancestry of “ordbogsarbejde”, step by step
ordbogsarbejde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish ordbog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ordbog | dictionary, lexicon |
| 2 | Danish | ord | word |
| 3 | Old Danish | orth | word |
| 4 | Old Norse | orð | word |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
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;... |