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This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz.
Noun
*ambaht m
- servant
- Synonym: *barō
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*ambaht
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| Genitive
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*ambahtas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*ambaht
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*ambahtō, *ambahtōs
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| Accusative
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*ambaht
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*ambahtā
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| Genitive
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*ambahtas
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*ambahtō
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| Dative
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*ambahtē
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*ambahtum
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| Instrumental
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*ambahtu
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*ambahtum
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Descendants
- Old English: ambiht, ambeht, ambeaht
- Old Frisian: *ambaht
- Old Saxon: ambaht
- Old Dutch: *ambaht
- Old High German: ambaht
- ⇒ Old High German: ambatāri
- Middle High German: ambahtære