Where does “ambacht” come from?

ambacht (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ambacht, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ambacht (Middle Dutch): job, duty

Definitions

  1. job, duty

Ancestry of “ambacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchambacht—
2Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
3Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
4Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ambacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Gaulish ambaxtos →