Where does “Salzamt” come from?

Salzamt (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.

Salzamt (German): an agency tasked with the administration of the government salt monopoly

Definitions

  1. an agency tasked with the administration of the government salt monopoly

Ancestry of “Salzamt”, step by step

Salzamt 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 salz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansalzsalt, table salt, sal
2Middle High Germansalz—
3Old High Germansalz—
4Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
5Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Gaulish ambaxtos →