Where does “kontrakwerker” come from?
kontrakwerker (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kontrak, from Dutch contract, from Middle Dutch contract, from Old French contract, from Latin contractus, from Latin contrahō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
kontrakwerker (Afrikaans): contract worker
Definitions
- contract worker
Ancestry of “kontrakwerker”, step by step
kontrakwerker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans kontrak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kontrak | contract |
| 2 | Dutch | contract | contract |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | contract | — |
| 4 | Old French | contract | — |
| 5 | Latin | contractus | collected, accomplished, contracted; narrow,... |
| 6 | Latin | contrahō | to draw in, bring or drag several objects together; collect, assemble, gather, amass |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via Afrikaans werker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | werker | worker |
| 2 | Dutch | werker | worker |
| 3 | Dutch | werken | to work, labour; to work, to be effective; to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | werken | to act; to work; to practice |
| 5 | Old Dutch | wirken | to work; to build, to make |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |