Where does “arbeit” come from?

arbeit (Middle High German) 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;...

Ancestry of “arbeit”, 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 “arbeit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbaidiz →