Where does “erfiðisvinna” come from?
erfiðisvinna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic erfiði, 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;...
erfiðisvinna (Icelandic): labour, hard work
Definitions
- labour, hard work
Ancestry of “erfiðisvinna”, step by step
erfiðisvinna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic erfiði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | erfiði | toil, hard work, labour |
| 2 | Old Norse | erfiði | toil, hard work |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiją | toil, work; hardship |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |