Where does “totarbeiten” come from?
totarbeiten (German) comes from German tōt, from Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
totarbeiten (German): to work oneself to death
Definitions
- to work oneself to death
Ancestry of “totarbeiten”, step by step
totarbeiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tōt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tōt | dead, deceased |
| 2 | Middle High German | tōt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tōt | dead |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |
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;... |