Where does “arbeidsvreugde” come from?
arbeidsvreugde (Dutch) comes from Dutch arbeid, from Middle Dutch arbeit, from Old Dutch arbeit, from Proto-West Germanic arbaiþi, from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
arbeidsvreugde (Dutch): job satisfaction
Definitions
- job satisfaction
Ancestry of “arbeidsvreugde”, step by step
arbeidsvreugde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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;... |