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Where does “Leiharbeiterin” come from?

Leiharbeiterin (German) comes from German leiharbeiter, 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.

Leiharbeiterin (German): female equivalent of Leiharbeiter

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of Leiharbeiter

Ancestry of “Leiharbeiterin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleiharbeiter—
2Germanleihento lend; to loan; to borrow
3Middle High Germanlīhen—
4Old High Germanlīhan—
5Proto-West Germaniclīhwanto lend
6Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
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