amp

Afrikaans

/amp/

noun
Definitions
  • An official position, a function, an office, a post.

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish ambt inherited from Middle Dutch ampt derived from Middle High German ambet derived from Old High German ambahti (position, office) derived from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz (servant) derived from Gaulish ambaxtos (vassal, dependant, one who is sent around, high-ranking servant) derived from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (servant).

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*ambaxtos

Gloss

servant

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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