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

Definitions

  1. toil, hard work, labour

Ancestry of “erfiði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseerfiðitoil, hard work
2Proto-Germanicarbaidijątoil, work; hardship
3Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “erfiði”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz →