labouother

Norman

verb

Definitions

(Jersey) to work the land

Etymology

Inherited from Old French laborer (work) derived from Latin labōrō, labōrāre, laboro (endeavour, produce, toil, strive, labour) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂b- (lap, lick, hang loosely).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leh₂b-

Gloss

lap, lick, hang loosely

Concept

Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

laborare Latin
labōrāre Latin
labōrō, labōrāre, laboro Latin
lambo Latin
λοβός Ancient Greek
*leh₂b- Proto-Indo-European
*lapōną Proto-Germanic
labouren Middle English
laborer Old French
labourer Middle French
lavurar Romansh
luvrar Romansh