Where does “labouren” come from?
labouren (Middle English) comes from Old French laborer, from Latin labōrō, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh — fox.
Ancestry of “labouren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | laborer | to work; to labor |
| 2 | Latin | labōrō | to toil, labor, work |
| 3 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 4 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 5 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 6 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |