Where does “Aarbechtsplaz” come from?
Aarbechtsplaz (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Plaz, from Middle High German plaz, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
Aarbechtsplaz (Luxembourgish): job, employment
Definitions
- job, employment
Ancestry of “Aarbechtsplaz”, step by step
Aarbechtsplaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Plaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Plaz | place, square, plaza; place, location; seat,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | plaz | a smack |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Luxembourgish Aarbecht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Aarbecht | work, occupation; job, task |
| 2 | Old High German | arbeit | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |