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Where does “Heeresamt” come from?

Heeresamt (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.

Heeresamt (German): department or other governmental agency in...

Definitions

  1. department or other governmental agency in...

Ancestry of “Heeresamt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanamt—
2Middle High Germanambahte—
3Old High Germanambahtiposition, office
4Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
5Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
6Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →