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Where does “arbeider” come from?

arbeider (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål arbeide, 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;...

arbeider (Norwegian Bokmål): a worker; indefinite plural of arbeid; present...

Definitions

  1. a worker; indefinite plural of arbeid; present...

Ancestry of “arbeider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålarbeideAlternative spelling of arbeid; to work
2Middle Low Germanarbeit—
3Old Saxonarvēd—
4Proto-West Germanicarbaiþihardship
5Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “arbeider”

  • arbeiderklasse
  • medarbeider
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