Where does “ambt” come from?

ambt (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic ambahtiją, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “ambt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ambt”

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