Where does “amaeth” come from?
amaeth (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *ammaɨθ, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
Ancestry of “amaeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | *ammaɨθ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |