Where does “amann” come from?

amann (Breton) comes from German Ammann, from German Amtmann, from German amt, from Middle High German ambahte, from Old High German ambahti, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos — to drive.

amann (Breton): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “amann”, step by step

amann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ammann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAmmann—
2GermanAmtmannbailiff
3Germanamtagency; department; office state institution responsible for specified concerns
4Middle High Germanambahte—
5Old High Germanambahtiposition, office
6Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
7Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
8Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Breton amanenn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BretonamanennAlternative spelling of amann
2Proto-Celticemban-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷen-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “amann”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Gaulish ambaxtos →