Where does “arbeid” come from?

arbeid (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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;...

arbeid (Norwegian Nynorsk): work; imperative of arbeide

Definitions

  1. work; imperative of arbeide

Ancestry of “arbeid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanarbeit—
2Old Saxonarvēdlabour
3Proto-West Germanicarbaiþihardship
4Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “arbeid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz →