Where does “Arbeitswelt” come from?
Arbeitswelt (German) comes from German welt, from Middle High German werlt, from Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic weraldi, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Arbeitswelt (German): workplace, work environment
Definitions
- workplace, work environment
Ancestry of “Arbeitswelt”, step by step
Arbeitswelt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German welt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | welt | world |
| 2 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 3 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
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;... |