Where does “Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahme” come from?

Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahme (German) comes from German Maßnahme, from German maßnehmen, from German nehmen, from Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic neman, from Proto-Germanic nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahme (German): job provision measure

Definitions

  1. job provision measure

Ancestry of “Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahme”, step by step

Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maßnahme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaßnahmemeasure
2Germanmaßnehmento measure (with a measuring tape), to take measure
3Germannehmento take (something into one's possession or on one's body)
4Middle High Germannëmento take
5Old High Germannemanto take
6Proto-West Germanicnemanto take
7Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
8Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

via German Arbeitsbeschaffung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArbeitsbeschaffungjob creation, job provision
2Germanarbeittoil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation
3Middle High Germanarbeit
4Old High Germanarbeit
5Proto-West Germanicarbaiþihardship
6Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nem-Every word from Proto-Germanic nemanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic neman