Where does “ambátt” come from?

ambátt (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ambátt, from Proto-Germanic ambahtō.

ambátt (Icelandic): female slave, bondwoman, handmaid

Definitions

  1. female slave, bondwoman, handmaid

Ancestry of “ambátt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseambáttfemale slave, bondwoman, handmaid
2Proto-Germanicambahtō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ambahtō →Every word from Old Norse ambátt →