Where does “kroppsarbetare” come from?
kroppsarbetare (Swedish) comes from Swedish kropp, from Swedish -s-, from Swedish -för, from Old Swedish for, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
kroppsarbetare (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 “kroppsarbetare”, step by step
kroppsarbetare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kropp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kropp | body; field |
| 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 |
via Swedish arbetare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | arbetare | a worker; one who does work, often as part of an... |
| 2 | Swedish | arbeta | to work, to be employed to do; to work; to do a... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | arbeida | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | arbeiden | to work |
| 5 | Old Saxon | arvēdian | to offer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidijaną | to work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |