ambacht

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɑmbɑxt/

noun
Definitions
  • handcraft, artisanry
  • (historical) legal district

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch ambacht inherited from Old Dutch ambacht inherited 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) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (drive, lead, push, herd).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eǵ-

Gloss

drive, lead, push, herd

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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