Where does “arbeiderklasse” come from?
arbeiderklasse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål arbeider, 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;...
arbeiderklasse (Norwegian Bokmål): working class
Definitions
- working class
Ancestry of “arbeiderklasse”, step by step
arbeiderklasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål arbeider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | arbeider | a worker; indefinite plural of arbeid; present... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | arbeide | Alternative spelling of arbeid; to work |
| 3 | Middle Low German | arbeit | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | arvēd | labour |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
via Norwegian Bokmål klasse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | klasse | a class |