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Where does “beamtet” come from?

beamtet (German) comes from German beamten, from German Amt, from Middle High German ambet, from Old High German ambaht, from Proto-Germanic ambahtiją, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos — to drive.

beamtet (German): inflection of beamten: ## third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of beamten: ## third-person singular...

Ancestry of “beamtet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeamtento provide a post to; inflection of beamen: ##...
2GermanAmtagency; department; office; office; post; mass;...
3Middle High Germanambet—
4Old High Germanambahtservice
5Proto-Germanicambahtijąservice, ministry, office, message
6Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
7Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
8Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “beamtet”

  • Beamteter
  • Beamter
  • Zollbeamter
  • Beamten
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