Where does “durcharbeiten” come from?
durcharbeiten (German) comes from German durch, from Middle High German durch, from Old High German duruh, from Proto-Germanic þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
durcharbeiten (German): to work throughout (e.g. night)
Definitions
- to work throughout (e.g. night)
Ancestry of “durcharbeiten”, step by step
durcharbeiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German durch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | durch | by means of; by; through; through; entering, then... |
| 2 | Middle High German | durch | through |
| 3 | Old High German | duruh | through |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þurhw | through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
via German arbeiten
| 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;... |