Where does “gardsarbeidar” come from?
gardsarbeidar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk arbeidar, 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;...
gardsarbeidar (Norwegian Nynorsk): farm worker
Definitions
- farm worker
Ancestry of “gardsarbeidar”, step by step
gardsarbeidar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk arbeidar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | arbeidar | worker |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | arbeid | work; imperative of arbeide |
| 3 | Middle Low German | arbeit | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | arvēd | labour |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk gard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gard | farm; townhouse; fence |
| 2 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |