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English word labour comes from Proto-Indo-European *leb-, Proto-Indo-European *leh₂b-, and later Old French laborer (To work; to labor.)
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*leb- (Proto-Indo-European)
to hang down, to hang loosely , to hang loosely, droop, sag, blade, to hang down, droop
*leh₂b- (Proto-Indo-European)
laborem (Latin)
laboro (Latin)
(transitive) I produce. I am imperiled. I endeavor, strive. I suffer, am oppressed, am afflicted with. I toil, labor.
laborer (Old French)
To work; to labor.
labouren (Middle English)
labour (English)
(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, [...]