Where does “negerarbeid” come from?
negerarbeid (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;...
negerarbeid (Norwegian Nynorsk): work, often demanding manual labour, which is considered tedious and/or mundane
Definitions
- work, often demanding manual labour, which is considered tedious and/or mundane
Ancestry of “negerarbeid”, step by step
negerarbeid 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 neger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | neger | a Negro |
| 2 | French | nègre | negro; ghostwriter; friend, buddy |
| 3 | Spanish | negro | black; a black person; ghost writer |
| 4 | Latin | nigrum | masculine accusative singular of niger; neuter... |
| 5 | Latin | niger | wan, shining black; bad; evil; ill-omened |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |