Where does “Arbeitsfeld” come from?

Arbeitsfeld (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;...

Arbeitsfeld (German): field of work

Definitions

  1. field of work

Ancestry of “Arbeitsfeld”, step by step

Arbeitsfeld 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 feld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeldfield plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops
2Middle High Germanvëlt
3Old High Germanfeld
4Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
5Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz