Where does “Leiharbeit” come from?
Leiharbeit (German) comes from German leihen, from Middle High German līhen, from Old High German līhan, from Proto-West Germanic līhwan, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
Leiharbeit (German): leased work
Definitions
- leased work
Ancestry of “Leiharbeit”, step by step
Leiharbeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German leihen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | leihen | to lend; to loan; to borrow |
| 2 | Middle High German | līhen | to loan, to lend, to award, to gift |
| 3 | Old High German | līhan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | līhwan | to lend |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līhwaną | to lend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | léykʷt | to leave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |
via German arbeit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | arbeit | toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation |
| 2 | Middle High German | arbeit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | arbeit | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |