Etymology Explorer › Cherokee

Where does “ᎡᎺᏅ” come from?

ᎡᎺᏅ (Cherokee) comes from English Amen, 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 — to drive.

ᎡᎺᏅ (Cherokee): amen

Definitions

  1. amen

Ancestry of “ᎡᎺᏅ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAmen—
2GermanAmmann—
3GermanAmtmann—
4Germanamt—
5Middle High Germanambahte—
6Old High Germanambahtiposition, office
7Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
8Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
9Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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