Where does “ströjobb” come from?

ströjobb (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.

ströjobb (Swedish): an odd job (temporary employment)

Definitions

  1. an odd job (temporary employment)

Ancestry of “ströjobb”, step by step

ströjobb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jobb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjobbjob; a task; job; economic role for which a...
2EnglishJobA person who shows remarkable patience
3LatinIobJob
4LatiniuppiterJupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon
5Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
6Proto-Italic*djous
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Swedish strö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishströto strew
2Old Swedishstrøiato strew
3Old Norsestrástraw
4Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws
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