Where does “ämbete” come from?

ämbete (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish æmbete, 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.

ämbete (Swedish): a public office, a title

Definitions

  1. a public office, a title

Ancestry of “ämbete”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ämbete”

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