Where does “Unterbeschäftigung” come from?
Unterbeschäftigung (German) comes from German Unter, from Middle High German under, from Old High German untar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
Unterbeschäftigung (German): underemployment
Definitions
- underemployment
Ancestry of “Unterbeschäftigung”, step by step
Unterbeschäftigung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Unter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Unter | jack, knave |
| 2 | Middle High German | under | — |
| 3 | Old High German | untar | under |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via German Beschäftigung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beschäftigung | occupation |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |