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Where does “Arbeitsdienstpflicht” come from?

Arbeitsdienstpflicht (German) comes from German Arbeitsdienst, 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;...

Arbeitsdienstpflicht (German): work conscription

Definitions

  1. work conscription

Ancestry of “Arbeitsdienstpflicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArbeitsdienstlabor service
2Germanarbeit—
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;...
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