Where does “tolk-ambtenaar” come from?
tolk-ambtenaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch tolk, from Dutch tol, from Middle Dutch tol, from Old Dutch tol, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι — price.
tolk-ambtenaar (Dutch): An official interpreter in public service, not...
Definitions
- An official interpreter in public service, not...
Ancestry of “tolk-ambtenaar”, step by step
tolk-ambtenaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tolk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tolk | An interpreter, one who translates/interprets... |
| 2 | Dutch | tol | top, spinning top; toll, customs |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tol | twig |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tol | — |
| 5 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |
via Dutch ambtenaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ambtenaar | civil servant |
| 2 | Dutch | ambt | office, function, post |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ampt | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | ambet | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ambaht | service |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtiją | service, ministry, office, message |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 8 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |