Where does “Teilzeitarbeiter” come from?

Teilzeitarbeiter (German) comes from German Teilzeit, from German Zeit, from Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Teilzeitarbeiter (German): part-timer, part-time worker

Definitions

  1. part-timer, part-time worker

Ancestry of “Teilzeitarbeiter”, step by step

Teilzeitarbeiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Teilzeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTeilzeitpart time
2GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
3Middle High Germanzīttime
4Old High Germanzīttime
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via German arbeiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanarbeiterworker male or of unspecified gender
2Middle High Germanarbeiterday laborer; craftsman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis →
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