Where does “Landeskriminalamt” come from?

Landeskriminalamt (German) comes from German Kriminalamt, 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.

Landeskriminalamt (German): state office of criminal investigations

Definitions

  1. state office of criminal investigations

Ancestry of “Landeskriminalamt”, step by step

Landeskriminalamt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kriminalamt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKriminalamtoffice of criminal investigations
2Germanamtagency; department; office state institution responsible for specified concerns
3Middle High Germanambahte—
4Old High Germanambahtiposition, office
5Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
6Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
7Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via German land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
2Middle High Germanlantland; country
3Old High Germanlantland; country
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Gaulish ambaxtos →