Where does “arbetskamrat” come from?
arbetskamrat (Swedish) comes from Swedish kamrat, from German Kamerad, from Dutch kameraad, from French camarade, from Italian camerata, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara, from Old Spanish camara — to bend, to curve.
arbetskamrat (Swedish): workmate, someone with whom one works on a daily...
Definitions
- workmate, someone with whom one works on a daily...
Ancestry of “arbetskamrat”, step by step
arbetskamrat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kamrat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kamrat | friend; mate, companion; comrade; fellow... |
| 2 | German | Kamerad | comrade, a fellow soldier; comrade, a fellow, a... |
| 3 | Dutch | kameraad | comrade |
| 4 | French | camarade | Buddy, mate; Comrade |
| 5 | Italian | camerata | dormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or... |
| 6 | Spanish | camarada | comrade |
| 7 | Spanish | cámara | room; camera; chamber |
| 8 | Old Spanish | camara | — |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 10 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Swedish arbete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | arbete | work, job; work; effort expended on a particular... |
| 2 | Swedish | -s- | rat; treecreeper; coffee |
| 3 | Swedish | -för | able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word |
| 4 | Old Swedish | for | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |