Where does “leiharbeiter” come from?

leiharbeiter (German) comes from German leihen, from Middle High German līhen, from Old High German līhan, from Proto-West Germanic līhwan, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

leiharbeiter (German): leased worker, agency worker, contract worker, temporary worker male or of unspecified gender

Definitions

  1. leased worker, agency worker, contract worker, temporary worker male or of unspecified gender

Ancestry of “leiharbeiter”, step by step

leiharbeiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German leihen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleihento lend; to loan; to borrow
2Middle High Germanlīhento loan, to lend, to award, to gift
3Old High Germanlīhan—
4Proto-West Germaniclīhwanto lend
5Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via German arbeiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanarbeiterworker male or of unspecified gender
2Middle High Germanarbeiterday laborer; craftsman

Words derived from “leiharbeiter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt →Every word from Proto-Germanic līhwaną →
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