Where does “אַרבעט” come from?

אַרבעט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German arebeit, 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;...

אַרבעט (Yiddish): work; labor

Definitions

  1. work; labor

Ancestry of “אַרבעט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanarebeit
2Old High Germanarbeit
3Proto-West Germanicarbaiþihardship
4Proto-Germanicarbaidizlabour, work, toil; hardship, suffering
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “אַרבעט

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