Where does “Arbeitsvertrag” come from?

Arbeitsvertrag (German) comes from German Vertrag, from Middle High German vertraht, from Middle High German vertragen, from Old High German firtragan, from Proto-Germanic fradraganą, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

Arbeitsvertrag (German): employment contract

Definitions

  1. employment contract

Ancestry of “Arbeitsvertrag”, step by step

Arbeitsvertrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vertrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVertragagreement, contract; pact, treaty
2Middle High Germanvertraht
3Middle High Germanvertragenconvene, agree
4Old High Germanfirtragan
5Proto-Germanicfradraganąto draw away; seduce; to pull through; endure
6Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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 pr̥tós