Where does “Freizeitbeschäftigung” come from?
Freizeitbeschäftigung (German) comes from German Freizeit, from German frei, from Middle High German vrî, from Old High German frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
Freizeitbeschäftigung (German): leisure activity, hobby
Definitions
- leisure activity, hobby
Ancestry of “Freizeitbeschäftigung”, step by step
Freizeitbeschäftigung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Freizeit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Freizeit | free time, leisure time, spare time. The time... |
| 2 | German | frei | free; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vrî | — |
| 4 | Old High German | frī | free |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
via German Beschäftigung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beschäftigung | occupation |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |