Where does “Arbeitspflichtiger” come from?

Arbeitspflichtiger (German) comes from German pflichtig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą — year.

Arbeitspflichtiger (German): a person who has the duty to work male or of unspecified gender

Definitions

  1. a person who has the duty to work male or of unspecified gender

Ancestry of “Arbeitspflichtiger”, step by step

Arbeitspflichtiger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pflichtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpflichtigliable; obligatory, binding
2German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
3German-jährigyears old; years lasting
4GermanJahryear
5Middle High Germanjāryear
6Old High Germanjāryear
7Proto-West Germanicjāryear
8Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

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 yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą