Where does “arbeid” come from?

arbeid (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch arbeit, from Old Dutch arbeit, from Proto-West Germanic arbaiþi, from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

arbeid (Dutch): labour, work; labour

Definitions

  1. labour, work; labour

Ancestry of “arbeid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcharbeit
2Old Dutcharbeiteffort
3Proto-West Germanicarbaiþihardship
4Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “arbeid

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz