Where does “Arbeitsgericht” come from?

Arbeitsgericht (German) comes from German Gericht, from German richten, from Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

Arbeitsgericht (German): labor court, industrial tribunal

Definitions

  1. labor court, industrial tribunal

Ancestry of “Arbeitsgericht”, step by step

Arbeitsgericht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gericht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGerichtcourt; judgement; dish
2Germanrichtento direct, to point; to fix, to rectify, to put...
3Middle High Germanrichten
4Old High Germanrihten
5Proto-West Germanicrihtijanto straighten to set straight; to align, to...
6Proto-Germanicrihtijanąto straighten, to set straight; to align, to...
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

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;...
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