Where does “medarbeidar” come from?
medarbeidar (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;...
medarbeidar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a co-worker, fellow worker, colleague
Definitions
- a co-worker, fellow worker, colleague
Ancestry of “medarbeidar”, step by step
medarbeidar 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;... |