Where does “bearbeiten” come from?
bearbeiten (German) comes from German arbeiten, from Old High German arbeiten, from Proto-Germanic arbaidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
bearbeiten (German): to edit; to work on something; to hit, to strike,...
Definitions
- to edit; to work on something; to hit, to strike,...
Ancestry of “bearbeiten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | arbeiten | to work; to work, function, run, operate; to... |
| 2 | Old High German | arbeiten | to toil, work hard |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidijaną | to work |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |