Where does “rektorsämbete” come from?
rektorsämbete (Swedish) comes from Swedish ämbete, 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.
rektorsämbete (Swedish): office of rector
Definitions
- office of rector
Ancestry of “rektorsämbete”, step by step
rektorsämbete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ämbete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ämbete | a public office, a title |
| 2 | Old Swedish | æmbete | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | embætti | service, office |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtiją | service, ministry, office, message |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 6 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Swedish rektor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rektor | a headmaster/headmistress; headteacher; a... |
| 2 | Latin | rector | guide, leader; director, ruler, master, governor;... |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |