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Where does “arbetsfördelning” come from?

arbetsfördelning (Swedish) comes from Swedish fördelning, from Swedish fördela, from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa — to give.

arbetsfördelning (Swedish): division of labour

Definitions

  1. division of labour

Ancestry of “arbetsfördelning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfördelninga distribution; division
2Swedishfördelato distribute, to share, to split
3Swedishförtoo; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the...
4Swedishbuda message; a commandment , a rule that must be...
5Swedishgivarea giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor
6Swedishgivaa portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given...
7Old Swedishgivato give
8Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
9Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →