Where does “amisviikset” come from?
amisviikset (Finnish) comes from Finnish amis, from Finnish ammattikoulu, from Finnish ammatti, from Middle Low German ambacht, from Old Saxon ambaht, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos — to drive.
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Ancestry of “amisviikset”, step by step
amisviikset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish amis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | amis | A vocational school; A person who attends one |
| 2 | Finnish | ammattikoulu | A vocational school |
| 3 | Finnish | ammatti | profession, vocation, occupation; professional,... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | ambacht | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | ambaht | service |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 7 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |