Where does “aarbechtsfäeg” come from?
aarbechtsfäeg (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish fäeg, from German fähig, from German gevæhic, from Middle High German vāhen, from Old High German fāhan, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.
aarbechtsfäeg (Luxembourgish): fit to work, able to work
Definitions
- fit to work, able to work
Ancestry of “aarbechtsfäeg”, step by step
aarbechtsfäeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish fäeg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | fäeg | capable, able |
| 2 | German | fähig | capable; able; qualified; skilled; skilful |
| 3 | German | gevæhic | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | vāhen | to catch |
| 5 | Old High German | fāhan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fanhaną | to take, to seize; to capture, to catch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |
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;... |