Where does “erfaði” come from?

erfaði (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic arbaidiją, from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

erfaði (Old Norse): toil

Definitions

  1. toil

Ancestry of “erfaði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicarbaidijątoil, work; hardship
2Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz →