Where does “arbeit” come from?
arbeit (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch 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;...
Ancestry of “arbeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | arbeit | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
Words derived from “arbeit”