Where does “amaeth” come from?

amaeth (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh amaeth, from Proto-Brythonic *ammaɨθ, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

amaeth (Welsh): ploughman, tiller, husbandman

Definitions

  1. ploughman, tiller, husbandman

Ancestry of “amaeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshamaeth—
2Proto-Brythonic*ammaɨθservant, worker, laborer
3Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “amaeth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *ammaɨθ →