Where does “schwarzarbeiten” come from?
schwarzarbeiten (German) comes from German Schwärz, from Middle High German swarz, from Old High German swarz, from Proto-West Germanic swart, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.
schwarzarbeiten (German): to moonlight (work illicitly)
Definitions
- to moonlight (work illicitly)
Ancestry of “schwarzarbeiten”, step by step
schwarzarbeiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schwärz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schwärz | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | swarz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | swarz | black |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swart | black |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swartaz | black |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swordo- | dirty, dark, black |
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;... |