Where does “Arbeitsmöglichkeit” come from?
Arbeitsmöglichkeit (German) comes from German Möglichkeit, from German möglich, from German mögen, from Middle High German mugen, from Old High German mugan, from Proto-West Germanic magan, from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe — to be able.
Arbeitsmöglichkeit (German): opportunity for a paid job
Definitions
- opportunity for a paid job
Ancestry of “Arbeitsmöglichkeit”, step by step
Arbeitsmöglichkeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Möglichkeit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Möglichkeit | possibility, likelihood; option, choice |
| 2 | German | möglich | possible; potential; likely; a whole bunch of; a... |
| 3 | German | mögen | to like; to want to go; may |
| 4 | Middle High German | mugen | can |
| 5 | Old High German | mugan | can, be able, must, shall, may |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | magan | to be able, may |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | maganą | to be able, may |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (me)mógʰe | to have power, to be able to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
via German arbeit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | arbeit | toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation |
| 2 | Middle High German | arbeit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | arbeit | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |