Where does “arbeidsintensiv” come from?

arbeidsintensiv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål intensiv, from Medieval Latin intensivus, from Latin intendere, from Latin intendo, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

arbeidsintensiv (Norwegian Bokmål): labour-intensive (UK), labor-intensive (US)

Definitions

  1. labour-intensive (UK), labor-intensive (US)

Ancestry of “arbeidsintensiv”, step by step

arbeidsintensiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål intensiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålintensivintensive; intense
2Medieval Latinintensivusintensive
3Latinintenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinintendoI stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,...
5Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
6Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
7Old Latinenin
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Norwegian Bokmål arbeid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålarbeidwork; imperative of arbeide
2Middle Low Germanarbeit
3Old Saxonarvēdlabour
4Proto-West Germanicarbaiþihardship
5Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin in-
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