Where does “Knochenjob” come from?

Knochenjob (German) comes from German job, from English Job, from Latin Iob, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Knochenjob (German): backbreaking job

Definitions

  1. backbreaking job

Ancestry of “Knochenjob”, step by step

Knochenjob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German job

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjobjob, position, employment
2EnglishJobA person who shows remarkable patience
3LatinIobJob
4LatiniuppiterJupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon
5Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
6Proto-Italic*djous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via German Knochen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnochenbone
2Middle High Germanknochebone, knot
3Old High Germanknohhaknuckle; bone; knot
4Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →