Where does “ambaht” come from?

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

ambaht (Old Saxon): service

Definitions

  1. service

Ancestry of “ambaht”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ambaht”

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