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