Where does “Arbeiterklasse” come from?

Arbeiterklasse (German) comes from German klasse, from Russian класс, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

Arbeiterklasse (German): working class

Definitions

  1. working class

Ancestry of “Arbeiterklasse”, step by step

Arbeiterklasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German klasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklassegreat, awesome
2Russianклассclass
3Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
4Proto-Italicklāssis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

via German arbeiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanarbeiterworker male or of unspecified gender
2Middle High Germanarbeiterday laborer; craftsman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāssis →Every word from Latin classis →