Where does “arbeit” come from?

arbeit (German) comes from Middle High German arbeit, from Old High German arbeit, from Proto-West Germanic arbaiþi, from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

arbeit (German): toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation

Definitions

  1. toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation

Ancestry of “arbeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanarbeit—
2Old High Germanarbeit—
3Proto-West Germanicarbaiþihardship
4Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “arbeit”

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