Where does “arbetarskydd” come from?
arbetarskydd (Swedish) comes from Swedish arbetare, from Swedish arbeta, from Old Swedish arbeida, from Middle Low German arbeiden, from Old Saxon arvēdian, from Proto-Germanic arbaidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
arbetarskydd (Swedish): occupational safety
Ancestry of “arbetarskydd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | arbetare | a worker; one who does work, often as part of an... |
| 2 | Swedish | arbeta | to work, to be employed to do; to work; to do a... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | arbeida | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | arbeiden | to work |
| 5 | Old Saxon | arvēdian | to offer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidijaną | to work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |