Where does “åmt” come from?

åmt (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German amt, from Old High German ambaht, from Proto-Germanic ambahtiją, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

åmt (Cimbrian): agency, department, office

Definitions

  1. agency, department, office

Ancestry of “åmt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanamt—
2Old High Germanambahtservice
3Proto-Germanicambahtijąservice, ministry, office, message
4Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
5Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
6Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “åmt”

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