Where does “Arbeitseifer” come from?

Arbeitseifer (German) comes 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;...

Arbeitseifer (German): zeal for work; enthusiasm for work, eagerness to...

Definitions

  1. zeal for work; enthusiasm for work, eagerness to...

Ancestry of “Arbeitseifer”, step by step

Arbeitseifer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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;...

via German Eifer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEifereagerness, zeal, alacrity
2Middle High German*īver
3Proto-Germanicaibrazsharp, bitter; vehement, dire; violent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eybʰrossharp, severe, astringent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz