English word labour comes from Proto-Indo-European *leb-, Proto-Indo-European *leh₂b-, and later Old French laborer (To work; to labor.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*leb- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to hang down, to hang loosely , to hang loosely, droop, sag, blade, to hang down, droop |
*leh₂b- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
laborem | Latin (lat) | |
laboro | Latin (lat) | (transitive) I produce. I am imperiled. I endeavor, strive. I suffer, am oppressed, am afflicted with. I toil, labor. |
laborer | Old French (fro) | To work; to labor. |
labouren | Middle English (enm) | |
labour | English (en) | (nautical) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.. (uncountable) A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.. (uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.. An old measure of land area in Mexico and Texas, [...] |