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

  1. female laborer

Ancestry of “Arbeitsmaid”, step by step

Arbeitsmaid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaidmaiden; virgin; girl
2Middle High Germanmaitgirl, maid
3Middle High Germanmagetvirgin
4Old High Germanmagadmaiden
5Proto-West Germanicmagaþgirl
6Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰusEvery word from Proto-Germanic magaþsEvery word from Proto-West Germanic magaþ
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