Where does “Aarbecht” come from?

Aarbecht (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German arbeit, from Proto-West Germanic arbaiþi, from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Aarbecht (Luxembourgish): work, occupation; job, task

Definitions

  1. work, occupation; job, task

Ancestry of “Aarbecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanarbeit
2Proto-West Germanicarbaiþihardship
3Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “Aarbecht

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz