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

• ambahtāri

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
  • Dutch: ambt
    • Afrikaans: amp
  • Limburgish: amb

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 umbe, agent. Akin to Old English ambiht and Old High German ambaht.

Noun

ambaht n

1. service

Descendants

• Middle Low German: ambacht, ambecht, ambet, ambt, amt
  • German Low German: Ambacht, Amt
  • → Danish: amt