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Where does “arbetsskygg” come from?

arbetsskygg (Swedish) comes from Swedish skygg, from Swedish sky, from French jus, from Middle French jus, from Old French jus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

arbetsskygg (Swedish): work-shy; reluctant to get a job

Definitions

  1. work-shy; reluctant to get a job

Ancestry of “arbetsskygg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskyggshy
2Swedishskyheaven; sky; cloud
3Frenchjusjuice; coffee; electricity, energy, power, juice
4Middle Frenchjusjuice; down, downwards
5Old Frenchjusjuice; down
6Latiniūs—
7Latindīcō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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