Where does “arbeidsledighet” come from?
arbeidsledighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål arbeidsledig, from Norwegian Bokmål arbeid, 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;...
arbeidsledighet (Norwegian Bokmål): unemployment
Ancestry of “arbeidsledighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | arbeidsledig | unemployed |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | arbeid | work; imperative of arbeide |
| 3 | Middle Low German | arbeit | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | arvēd | — |
| 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;... |