Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ambahtiją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from *ambahtaz (“servant”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑm.bɑx.ti.jɑ̃/

Noun

*ambahtiją n

service, ministry, office, message

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *ambahtiją (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ambahtiją	*ambahtijō
vocative	*ambahtiją	*ambahtijō
accusative	*ambahtiją	*ambahtijō
genitive	ambahtijas, ambahtīs	*ambahtijǫ̂
dative	*ambahtijai	*ambahtijamaz
instrumental	*ambahtijō	*ambahtijamiz

Related terms

*ambahtaz (“servant”)

Descendants

Old English: ambeht, ambieht, ambyht, ambiht
Old Frisian: ambecht, ambet, ambt
- Saterland Frisian: Amt
- West Frisian: ambacht
Old Saxon: ambaht, *ambehti
- Middle Low German: ambacht, ambecht, ambet, ambt, amt
  - German Low German: Ambacht, Amt
  - → Danish: amt
Old Dutch: ambaht (in compounds)
- Middle Dutch: ambacht
  - Dutch: ambacht
Old High German: ambahti, ambaht, ampaht
- Middle High German: ambahte, ambehte, ambet, amt
  - German: Amt
  - Middle Dutch: ampt, amt
    - Dutch: ambt
Old Norse: embætti
- Old Swedish: æmbiti, æmbæti
  - Swedish: ämbete
Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (andbahti)
→ Finnish: ammatti
→ Latin: ambactia (“service rendered”)
- Old Occitan: ambaissa (“message”)
- Old Italian: ambascia