Where does “embætti” come from?
embætti (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse embætti, from Proto-Germanic ambahtiją, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
embætti (Icelandic): office
Ancestry of “embætti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | embætti | service, office |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtiją | service, ministry, office, message |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 4 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |