Where does “tvangsarbejde” come from?

tvangsarbejde (Danish) comes from Danish arbejde, from Middle Low German arbeiden, from Old Saxon arvēdian, from Proto-Germanic arbaidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

tvangsarbejde (Danish): forced labor

Definitions

  1. forced labor

Ancestry of “tvangsarbejde”, step by step

tvangsarbejde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish arbejde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisharbejdework; work, to do a specific task
2Middle Low Germanarbeidento work
3Old Saxonarvēdianto offer
4Proto-Germanicarbaidijanąto work
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Danish tvang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtvangcoercion; compulsion; past tense of tvinge
2Old Danishthwang—
3Middle Low Germandwank—
4Proto-Germanicþwanguzcoercion, constraint, band, clamp, strap
5Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbaidijaną →