Where does “arbeidsmiljø” come from?
arbeidsmiljø (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål miljø, from French milieu, from Middle French milieu, from Old French milliu, from Old French lieu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
arbeidsmiljø (Norwegian Bokmål): working environment
Definitions
- working environment
Ancestry of “arbeidsmiljø”, step by step
arbeidsmiljø traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål miljø
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | miljø | an environment |
| 2 | French | milieu | middle; center; setting; environment;... |
| 3 | Middle French | milieu | — |
| 4 | Old French | milliu | — |
| 5 | Old French | lieu | — |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
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;... |