Where does “ambacht” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ambacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonambahtservice
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 ambaxtosEvery word from Gaulish ambaxtos