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Where does “samarbeta” come from?

samarbeta (Swedish) comes 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;...

samarbeta (Swedish): to cooperate

Definitions

  1. to cooperate

Ancestry of “samarbeta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisharbetato work, to be employed to do; to work; to do a...
2Old Swedisharbeida—
3Middle Low Germanarbeidento work
4Old Saxonarvēdianto offer
5Proto-Germanicarbaidijanąto work
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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