Where does “erwerbstätig” come from?
erwerbstätig (German) comes from German erwerb, from German erwerben, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
erwerbstätig (German): employed, gainfully employed, working engaged in an occupation for which one receives payment
Definitions
- employed, gainfully employed, working engaged in an occupation for which one receives payment
Ancestry of “erwerbstätig”, step by step
erwerbstätig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German erwerb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | erwerb | acquisition |
| 2 | German | erwerben | to acquire; to purchase |
| 3 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German tätig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tätig | active |
| 2 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 3 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 4 | German | Jahr | year |
| 5 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 6 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |