Where does “Arbeitsablauf” come from?

Arbeitsablauf (German) comes from German Ablauf, from German ablaufen, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

Arbeitsablauf (German): workflow

Definitions

  1. workflow

Ancestry of “Arbeitsablauf”, step by step

Arbeitsablauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ablauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAblaufprocess, procedure; expiry, expiration; flow,...
2Germanablaufento expire, to run off
3Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
4GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
5Middle High Germanab
6Old High Germanabof
7Proto-Germanic*ab
8Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

via German arbeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanarbeittoil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation
2Middle High Germanarbeit
3Old High Germanarbeit
4Proto-West Germanicarbaiþihardship
5Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from German ab-
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