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Where does “jobbig” come from?

jobbig (Swedish) comes from Swedish jobb, from English Job, from Latin Iob, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

jobbig (Swedish): onerous, arduous, difficult, tiring, requiring or...

Definitions

  1. onerous, arduous, difficult, tiring, requiring or...

Ancestry of “jobbig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjobbjob; a task; job; economic role for which a...
2EnglishJobA person who shows remarkable patience
3LatinIob—
4Latiniuppiter—
5Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
6Proto-Italic*djous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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