Where does “Arbeitsamkeit” come from?
Arbeitsamkeit (German) comes from German arbeitsam, from German arbeit, from Middle High German arbeit, from Old High German 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;...
Arbeitsamkeit (German): industriousness, diligence
Definitions
- industriousness, diligence
Ancestry of “Arbeitsamkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | arbeitsam | hard-working, industrious |
| 2 | German | arbeit | toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation |
| 3 | Middle High German | arbeit | — |
| 4 | Old High German | arbeit | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |