Where does “werkloosheidscijfer” come from?

werkloosheidscijfer (Dutch) comes from Dutch werkloosheid, from Dutch werkloos, from Dutch werk, from Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch werk, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom — to make.

werkloosheidscijfer (Dutch): unemployment rate

Definitions

  1. unemployment rate

Ancestry of “werkloosheidscijfer”, step by step

werkloosheidscijfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch werkloosheid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwerkloosheidshortage of work; unemployment
2DutchwerkloosAlternative form of werkeloos
3DutchwerkA task, job, chore; A profession, job,...
4Middle Dutchwerc
5Old Dutchwerk
6Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
7Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Dutch cijfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcijferdigit; statistic; a grade given for an assignment...
2Middle Dutchcifer
3Medieval Latincifrazero, numeral; numeral, cipher; zero
4Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
5Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-