Where does “Leiharbeiter” come from?

Leiharbeiter (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.

Leiharbeiter (German): leased worker, agency worker, contract worker,...

Definitions

  1. leased worker, agency worker, contract worker,...

Ancestry of “Leiharbeiter”, step by step

Leiharbeiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German leihen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleihento lend; to loan; to borrow
2Middle High Germanlīhento loan, to lend, to award, to gift
3Old High Germanlīhan—
4Proto-West Germaniclīhwanto lend
5Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via German Arbeiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArbeiterworker
2Middle High Germanarbeiterday laborer; craftsman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →
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