Where does “erfiði” come from?
erfiði (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse erfiði, from Proto-Germanic arbaidiją, from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
erfiði (Icelandic): toil, hard work, labour
Ancestry of “erfiði”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | erfiði | toil, hard work |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiją | toil, work; hardship |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
Words derived from “erfiði”