Where does “embættisbrot” come from?

embættisbrot (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic embætti, 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.

embættisbrot (Icelandic): high crime

Definitions

  1. high crime

Ancestry of “embættisbrot”, step by step

embættisbrot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic embætti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicembættioffice
2Old Norseembættiservice, office
3Proto-Germanicambahtijąservice, ministry, office, message
4Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
5Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
6Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Icelandic brot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrota fracture; a violation; a fraction
2Old Norsebrot—
3Proto-Germanicbrutąthat which is broken off e.g. piece, fragment etc
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Gaulish ambaxtos →