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Where does “standesamtlich” come from?

standesamtlich (German) comes from German Standesamt, 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.

standesamtlich (German): civil

Definitions

  1. civil

Ancestry of “standesamtlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStandesamtregister office
2Germanamt—
3Middle High Germanambahte—
4Old High Germanambahtiposition, office
5Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
6Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
7Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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