Where does “Arbeitsmaid” come from?
Arbeitsmaid (German) comes from German Maid, from Middle High German mait, from Middle High German maget, from Old High German magad, from Proto-West Germanic magaþ, from Proto-Germanic magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.
Arbeitsmaid (German): female laborer
Definitions
- female laborer
Ancestry of “Arbeitsmaid”, step by step
Arbeitsmaid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Maid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Maid | maiden; virgin; girl |
| 2 | Middle High German | mait | girl, maid |
| 3 | Middle High German | maget | virgin |
| 4 | Old High German | magad | maiden |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | magaþ | girl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | magaþs | maiden, girl; virgin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mogʰus | boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person |
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;... |