Where does “אַרבעטסלאָז” come from?
אַרבעטסלאָז (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַרבעט, 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;...
אַרבעטסלאָז (Yiddish): unemployed
Definitions
- unemployed
Ancestry of “אַרבעטסלאָז”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַרבעט | work; labor |
| 2 | Middle High German | arebeit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | arbeit | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arbaiþi | hardship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | arbaidiz | labour, work, toil; hardship, suffering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |