Where does “Arbeitszeitverkürzung” come from?
Arbeitszeitverkürzung (German) comes from German Verkürzung, from German verkürzen, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Arbeitszeitverkürzung (German): reduction in working hours
Definitions
- reduction in working hours
Ancestry of “Arbeitszeitverkürzung”, step by step
Arbeitszeitverkürzung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verkürzung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verkürzung | contraction, abbreviation, reduction |
| 2 | German | verkürzen | to shorten |
| 3 | German | Ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away' |
| 4 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Arbeitszeit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Arbeitszeit | the time of duty at a workplace, the time spend... |
| 2 | German | arbeit | toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation |
| 3 | Middle High German | arbeit | — |
| 4 | Old High German | arbeit | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |