Where does “småjobb” come from?

småjobb (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.

småjobb (Norwegian Bokmål): an odd job

Definitions

  1. an odd job

Ancestry of “småjobb”, step by step

småjobb 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 små

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsmåsmall; plural of liten
2Old Norsesmársmall
3Proto-Germanicsmēhazsmall; little
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēk-beard; chin
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →