Where does “slavearbeid” come from?
slavearbeid (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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;...
slavearbeid (Norwegian Bokmål): slave labour UK), slave labor
Definitions
- slave labour UK), slave labor
Ancestry of “slavearbeid”, step by step
slavearbeid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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;... |
via Norwegian Bokmål slave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | slave | slave |