Where does “arbeiðsfólk” come from?
arbeiðsfólk (Faroese) comes from Faroese arbeiði, from Middle Low German arbeit, from Old Saxon arvēd, from Proto-West Germanic arbaiþi, from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
arbeiðsfólk (Faroese): employees, working people
Definitions
- employees, working people
Ancestry of “arbeiðsfólk”, step by step
arbeiðsfólk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese arbeiði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | arbeiði | work |
| 2 | Middle Low German | arbeit | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | arvēd | labour |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |