Where does “Arbeitslosengeld” come from?
Arbeitslosengeld (German) comes from German Arbeitsloser, from German arbeitslos, 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 — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Arbeitslosengeld (German): dole money, unemployment benefit(s), unemployment compensation
Definitions
- dole money, unemployment benefit(s), unemployment compensation
Ancestry of “Arbeitslosengeld”, step by step
Arbeitslosengeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Arbeitsloser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Arbeitsloser | unemployed person; inflection of Arbeitslose: ##... |
| 2 | German | arbeitslos | unemployed; on welfare; unemployed; idle; working... |
| 3 | German | arbeit | toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation |
| 4 | Middle High German | arbeit | — |
| 5 | Old High German | arbeit | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |