Where does “arbeidsliv” come from?
arbeidsliv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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;...
arbeidsliv (Norwegian Nynorsk): working life, work life
Definitions
- working life, work life
Ancestry of “arbeidsliv”, step by step
arbeidsliv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk arbeid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 Nynorsk liv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | liv | life; waist; energy, eagerness |
| 2 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |