Where does “Beamten” come from?
Beamten (Luxembourgish) comes from German Beamter, from Afrikaans beampte, from Dutch beambte, from Dutch beambt.
Beamten (Luxembourgish): employee, official, officer
Definitions
- employee, official, officer
Ancestry of “Beamten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Beamter | officer, civil servant, public servant;... |
| 2 | Afrikaans | beampte | official, civil servant |
| 3 | Dutch | beambte | official, public servant |
| 4 | Dutch | beambt | — |