Where does “Hiwi” come from?
Hiwi (German) comes from German Hilfswilliger, from German willig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār — year.
Hiwi (German): unskilled worker, grunt, hand, drudge
Definitions
- unskilled worker, grunt, hand, drudge
Ancestry of “Hiwi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hilfswilliger | voluntary assistant; Hiwi; foreign collaborator... |
| 2 | German | willig | willing; amorous, randy, horny |
| 3 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 4 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 5 | German | Jahr | year |
| 6 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |