Where does “arbeidskracht” come from?
arbeidskracht (Dutch) comes from Dutch kracht, from Middle Dutch cracht, from Old Dutch craft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
arbeidskracht (Dutch): worker, labourer
Definitions
- worker, labourer
Ancestry of “arbeidskracht”, step by step
arbeidskracht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kracht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kracht | power, force, strength; force |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cracht | strength; force |
| 3 | Old Dutch | craft | strength, power, force |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch arbeid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | arbeid | labour, work; labour |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | arbeit | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | arbeit | effort |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |