Where does “jobholding” come from?
jobholding (English) comes from English holding, from English hold, from English hole, from Middle English hole, from Old English hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz — to cover; to incline.
jobholding (English): The status of jobholder; employment in a regular job
Definitions
- The status of jobholder; employment in a regular job
Ancestry of “jobholding”, step by step
jobholding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English holding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | holding | Something that one owns, especially stocks and... |
| 2 | English | hold | To grasp or grip; To contain or store; "To... |
| 3 | English | hole | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;... |
| 4 | Middle English | hole | healthy; safe; whole, complete, full |
| 5 | Old English | hol | a hole, a hollow; calumny; slander |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English Job
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Job | A person who shows remarkable patience |
| 2 | Latin | Iob | Job |
| 3 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |