ambaht

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • ambahti, ampaht

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (“service, office”), derivative of Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz (“servant”), from Gaulish ambaxtos (“servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“around”) + *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). More at umbe, agent.

Noun

ambaht n

  1. service

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle High German: ambahte, ambehte, ambet, ammet, ampt, amt
    • Bavarian:
      Cimbrian: åmt
      Mòcheno: omt
    • German: Amt, Ambt, Ammt, Ampt (obsolete)
    • Kölsch: Amp
    • Vilamovian: amt, aomt
  • → Middle Dutch: ampt, amt

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

  • *ambehti

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (“service, office”), derivative of Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz (“servant”), from Gaulish *ambactos (“servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“round about, around”) + *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). More at agent. Akin to Old English ambiht and Old High German ambaht.

Noun

ambaht n

  1. service

Descendants

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