Where does “Arbeitserlaubnis” come from?

Arbeitserlaubnis (German) comes from German Erlaubnis, from German -nis, from Middle High German -nisse, from Old High German -nissī, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Arbeitserlaubnis (German): work permit

Definitions

  1. work permit

Ancestry of “Arbeitserlaubnis”, step by step

Arbeitserlaubnis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erlaubnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErlaubnispermission
2German-nisA suffix for deriving nouns from verbs or...
3Middle High German-nisse
4Old High German-nissī
5Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
6Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
7Proto-West Germanic-ness, -th
8Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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 -h₂Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄Every word from German -nis