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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ambahtaz
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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
Borrowed from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (“servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mbʰih₂eǵtos, from *h₂mbʰih₂eǵ- (literally “drive around”), from *h₂m̥bʰi (“around”) + *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑm.bɑx.tɑz/
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
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*ambahta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 24
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