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Where does “Arbeitsmarkt” come from?

Arbeitsmarkt (German) comes from German Markt, from Middle High German market, from Old High German marchāt, from Late Latin marcatus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Arbeitsmarkt (German): labor market, job market

Definitions

  1. labor market, job market

Ancestry of “Arbeitsmarkt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarktmarket; market town
2Middle High Germanmarket—
3Old High Germanmarchāt—
4Late Latinmarcatus—
5Latinmercatustrade, traffic, buying and selling; market,...
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus—
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Arbeitsmarkt”

  • arbeitsmarktpolitisch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →