Where does “kurzarbeiten” come from?

kurzarbeiten (German) comes from German kurz, from Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurz, from Proto-West Germanic kurt, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kurzarbeiten (German): to work short-time

Definitions

  1. to work short-time

Ancestry of “kurzarbeiten”, step by step

kurzarbeiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kurz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankurzshort, brief; concise; briefly, in short
2Middle High Germankurz
3Old High Germankurzshort
4Proto-West Germanickurtshort
5Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via German arbeiten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanarbeitento work; to work, function, run, operate; to...
2Old High Germanarbeitento toil, work hard
3Proto-Germanicarbaidijanąto work
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Latin curtusEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kurt