Where does “arbeidersgezin” come from?

arbeidersgezin (Dutch) comes from Dutch gezin, from Middle Dutch ghesinde, from Proto-Germanic gasinþiją, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

arbeidersgezin (Dutch): working-class family, working family

Definitions

  1. working-class family, working family

Ancestry of “arbeidersgezin”, step by step

arbeidersgezin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gezin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgezinimmediate family or nuclear family
2Middle Dutchghesinde—
3Proto-Germanicgasinþiją—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Dutch arbeider

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcharbeiderworker, labourer
2Middle Dutcharbeidere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →
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