Where does “Amtsverzicht” come from?

Amtsverzicht (German) comes from German amt, from Middle High German ambahte, from Old High German ambahti, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Amtsverzicht (German): resignation from office

Definitions

  1. resignation from office

Ancestry of “Amtsverzicht”, step by step

Amtsverzicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German amt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanamtagency; department; office state institution responsible for specified concerns
2Middle High Germanambahte—
3Old High Germanambahtiposition, office
4Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
5Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
6Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via German Verzicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerzichtabstention; renunciation, relinquishment, waiver;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Gaulish ambaxtos →