Where does “arbeidsplaats” come from?
arbeidsplaats (Dutch) comes from Dutch plaats, from Middle Dutch plāetse, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
arbeidsplaats (Dutch): workplace
Definitions
- workplace
Ancestry of “arbeidsplaats”, step by step
arbeidsplaats traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch plaats
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | plaats | place, position; A settlement; a town, city,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | plāetse | courtyard, place |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
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;... |