Where does “embættisnafn” come from?

embættisnafn (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.

embættisnafn (Icelandic): official name, official title

Definitions

  1. official name, official title

Ancestry of “embættisnafn”, step by step

embættisnafn 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 nafn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnafna name
2Old Norsenafnname, title
3Proto-Germanicnamôname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Gaulish ambaxtos →