Where does “arbeidsklær” come from?
arbeidsklær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål klær, from Danish klæder, from Danish klæde, from Old Danish klæthæ, from Old Norse klæði, from Old Frisian klāth, from Proto-Germanic klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt- — to be cold, to freeze.
arbeidsklær (Norwegian Bokmål): working clothes, work clothes
Definitions
- working clothes, work clothes
Ancestry of “arbeidsklær”, step by step
arbeidsklær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål klær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | klær | clothes garments collectively |
| 2 | Danish | klæder | indefinite plural of klæde; present of klæde |
| 3 | Danish | klæde | cloth; cloths; suit, become; be befitting for |
| 4 | Old Danish | klæthæ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | klæði | — |
| 6 | Old Frisian | klāth | cloth |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via Norwegian Bokmål arbeid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | arbeid | work; imperative of arbeide |
| 2 | Middle Low German | arbeit | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | arvēd | labour |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |