Where does “grovarbetare” come from?
grovarbetare (Swedish) comes from Swedish grovarbete, from Swedish arbete, from Swedish -s-, from Swedish -för, from Old Swedish for, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
grovarbetare (Swedish): laborer one who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage
Definitions
- laborer one who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage
Ancestry of “grovarbetare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | grovarbete | heavy lifting, rough work labor primarily involving body strength instead of intellectual power |
| 2 | Swedish | arbete | work, job; work; effort expended on a particular... |
| 3 | Swedish | -s- | rat; treecreeper; coffee |
| 4 | Swedish | -för | able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word |
| 5 | Old Swedish | for | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |