Where does “arbeit” come from?

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

arbeit (Old Dutch): effort

Definitions

  1. effort

Ancestry of “arbeit”, step by step

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

Words derived from “arbeit

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