åmt

Cimbrian

noun
Definitions
  • (Luserna) agency, department, office

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German amt inherited from Old High German ambaht inherited from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (service, office, ministry) derived from Gaulish ambaxtos (vassal, dependant, one who is sent around, high-ranking servant).

Origin

Gaulish

ambaxtos

Gloss

vassal, dependant, one who is sent around, high-ranking servant

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