arbejde

Danish

[ˈɑːˌb̥ɑjˀd̥ə]

noun
Definitions
  • work (labour, employment, occupation, job)
  • (physics) work
  • work (effort expended on a particular task)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German arbeit borrowed from German Arbeit (work, labor, job, labour) derived from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz (hardship).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*arbaidiz

Gloss

hardship

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