Where does “metallarbetare” come from?

metallarbetare (Swedish) comes from Swedish arbetare, from Swedish arbeta, from Old Swedish arbeida, from Middle Low German arbeiden, from Old Saxon arvēdian, from Proto-Germanic arbaidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

metallarbetare (Swedish): metalworker

Definitions

  1. metalworker

Ancestry of “metallarbetare”, step by step

metallarbetare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish arbetare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisharbetarea worker; one who does work, often as part of an...
2Swedisharbetato work, to be employed to do; to work; to do a...
3Old Swedisharbeida
4Middle Low Germanarbeidento work
5Old Saxonarvēdianto offer
6Proto-Germanicarbaidijanąto work
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Swedish metall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmetallmetal
2Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
3Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
4Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic arbaidijaną
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