Where does “kjempejobb” come from?

kjempejobb (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål jobb, from English Job, from Latin Iob, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

kjempejobb (Norwegian Bokmål): a great job, an excellent job

Definitions

  1. a great job, an excellent job

Ancestry of “kjempejobb”, step by step

kjempejobb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål jobb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåljobbjob, work, employment; imperative of jobbe
2EnglishJobA person who shows remarkable patience
3LatinIobJob
4LatiniuppiterJupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon
5Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
6Proto-Italic*djous
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Norwegian Bokmål kjempe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjempea giant, titan; ribgrass, ribwort, plantain; to...
2Old Norsekempagiant
3Old Englishcempasoldier, warrior; champion
4Proto-West Germanickampijōcombat soldier
5Proto-West Germanickampijanto battle; to campaign
6LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws