Where does “erwerbsunfähig” come from?
erwerbsunfähig (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.
erwerbsunfähig (German): unable to work
Definitions
- unable to work
Ancestry of “erwerbsunfähig”, step by step
erwerbsunfähig 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 unfähig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | unfähig | incapable, unable, inept; incompetent |
| 2 | German | un- | un-; grave; bad; horrifying |
| 3 | Middle High German | un- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | un- | un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |