Where does “Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit” come from?

Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit (German) comes from German Arbeitslosigkeit, from German -igkeit, 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.

Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit (German): long-term unemployment

Definitions

  1. long-term unemployment

Ancestry of “Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit”, step by step

Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Arbeitslosigkeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArbeitslosigkeitunemployment, joblessness, worklessness
2German-igkeitforms nouns from adjectives
3German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
4German-jährigyears old; years lasting
5GermanJahryear
6Middle High Germanjāryear
7Old High Germanjāryear
8Proto-West Germanicjāryear
9Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via German Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via German lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlanglong; lengthy; tall; many
2Middle High Germanlanc—
3Old High Germanlanglong
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from German -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →