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
- hard, difficult; work; labour; suffering;...
Ancestry of “earfoþe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
Words derived from “earfoþe”