arbete

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • work, job
  • work; effort expended on a particular task
  • (physics) work; measure of energy expended in moving an object

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish arbeide derived from Middle Low German arbet derived from Old Saxon arvēd derived from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz (hardship).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*arbaidiz

Gloss

hardship

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