Where does “я́бедничать” come from?

я́бедничать (Russian) comes from Russian ябеда, from Old Norse embætti, from Proto-Germanic ambahtiją, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

я́бедничать (Russian): to snitch, to inform especially of children>

Definitions

  1. to snitch, to inform especially of children>

Ancestry of “я́бедничать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianябедаtattletale; slander, snitching
2Old Norseembættiservice, office
3Proto-Germanicambahtijąservice, ministry, office, message
4Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
5Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
6Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “я́бедничать”

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