Where does “ambacht” come from?

ambacht (Old Dutch) comes 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
1Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
2Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
3Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
4Proto-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 →
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