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Where does “zusammenarbeiten” come from?

zusammenarbeiten (German) comes from German arbeiten, from Old High German arbeiten, from Proto-Germanic arbaidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

zusammenarbeiten (German): to work together, to cooperate

Definitions

  1. to work together, to cooperate

Ancestry of “zusammenarbeiten”, step by step

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;...
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