Where does “Amtszeit” come from?

Amtszeit (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.

Amtszeit (German): term, office term

Definitions

  1. term, office term

Ancestry of “Amtszeit”, step by step

Amtszeit 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 Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Gaulish ambaxtos →