Where does “Traumarbeit” come from?

Traumarbeit (German) comes from German Traum, from Middle High German troum, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic draum, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- — to support; to hold.

Traumarbeit (German): dreaming, dream process

Definitions

  1. dreaming, dream process

Ancestry of “Traumarbeit”, step by step

Traumarbeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Traum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTraumdream
2Middle High Germantroumdream
3Old High Germantroum—
4Proto-West Germanicdraumdream
5Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
6Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via German arbeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanarbeittoil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation
2Middle High Germanarbeit—
3Old High Germanarbeit—
4Proto-West Germanicarbaiþihardship
5Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos →