Where does “arbetsintensiv” come from?
arbetsintensiv (Swedish) comes from Swedish intensiv, from Swedish intensivvårdsavdelning, from Swedish avdelning, from Swedish avdela, from Swedish dela, from Old Swedish dēla, from Old Norse deila, from Proto-Norse ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ — part, watershed.
arbetsintensiv (Swedish): labor-intensive
Definitions
- labor-intensive
Ancestry of “arbetsintensiv”, step by step
arbetsintensiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish intensiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | intensiv | intensive, intense |
| 2 | Swedish | intensivvårdsavdelning | ICU, intensive care unit |
| 3 | Swedish | avdelning | department; division |
| 4 | Swedish | avdela | — |
| 5 | Swedish | dela | to deal, share; divide something between... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | dēla | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 7 | Old Norse | deila | to divide, split into parts; to deal out,... |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ | to share, to distribute |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | dailijaną | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰAil- | part, watershed |
via Swedish arbete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | arbete | work, job; work; effort expended on a particular... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | arbeide | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | arbet | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | arvēd | labour |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |