Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ambahtaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Borrowed from Gaulish ambaxtos (“vassal”), from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (“servant”). Unlike *rīks (“ruler, king”), which was also borrowed from Celtic, this word entered Germanic after the characteristic Germanic sound shifts took place.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑm.bɑx.tɑz/

Noun

*ambahtaz m

1. servant

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *ambahtaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ambahtaz	*ambahtōz, *ambahtōs
vocative	*ambaht	*ambahtōz, *ambahtōs
accusative	*ambahtą	*ambahtanz
genitive	*ambahtas, *ambahtis	*ambahtǫ̂
dative	*ambahtai	*ambahtamaz
instrumental	*ambahtō	*ambahtamiz

Derived terms

• *ambahtiją
• *ambahtijaz
• *ambahtijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ambaht
  • Old English: ambiht, ambeht, ambeaht
  • Old Frisian: *ambaht
    • West Frisian: ambacht
  • Old Saxon: ambaht
  • Old Dutch: *ambaht
    • Middle Dutch: ambacht
      • Dutch: ambacht
  • Old High German: ambaht
    • ⇒ Old High German: ambatāri
      • Middle High German: ambahtære
• Old Norse: ambátt, ambǫ́tt, ambótt (< *ambahtō)
  • Icelandic: ambátt
  • Old Swedish: ambot, ambut, ambat
  • Old Gutnish: ambatn
  • → Middle English: ammbohht
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (andbahts)