Where does “earfoþe” come from?

earfoþe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic arbaiþi, from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

earfoþe (Old English): hard, difficult; work; labour; suffering;...

Definitions

  1. hard, difficult; work; labour; suffering;...

Ancestry of “earfoþe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicarbaiþihardship
2Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “earfoþe”

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