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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ambahtijaną

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

From *ambahtaz (servant) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑm.bɑx.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*ambahtijaną

  1. to serve, minister

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ambahtijan
    • Old English: ambehtan, embehtan, embihtan, onbyhtan, embigtan
    • Old Saxon: *ambahtian
    • Old Dutch: ambahten
      • Middle Dutch: *ambachten
        • Dutch: ambachten (from an unattested Middle Dutch verb, or a more recently formed verb based on the related noun ambacht)
    • Old High German: ambahten
      • Middle High German: ambahten, ambehten, ambten
        • Middle High German: ambehtære
  • Proto-Norse:
    • Old Norse: embætta
      • Icelandic: embætta
      • Faroese: ambæta
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (andbahtjan)
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