ambaht

Old High German

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.

Noun

ambaht n

  1. service

Descendants

Old Saxon

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”) + Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). More at umbe, agent. Akin to Old English ambiht and Old High German ambaht.

Noun

ambaht n

  1. service
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