Where does “Arbeitsaufwand” come from?

Arbeitsaufwand (German) comes from German Aufwand, from German aufwenden, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.

Arbeitsaufwand (German): workload

Definitions

  1. workload

Ancestry of “Arbeitsaufwand”, step by step

Arbeitsaufwand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Aufwand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufwandexpense; expenditure
2Germanaufwendento spend, to apply, to expend
3Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
4Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
5Middle High Germanūfon, upon
6Old High Germanūfup
7Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
8Proto-Germanicubunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

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 h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Germanic ub