Where does “gemaal” come from?

gemaal (Dutch) comes from German Gemahl, from Middle High German gemahele, from Old High German gimahalo.

gemaal (Dutch): A consort; A husband; The act or process of...

Definitions

  1. A consort; A husband; The act or process of...

Ancestry of “gemaal”, step by step

gemaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gemahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGemahlspouse; husband
2Middle High Germangemahele—
3Old High Germangimahalo—

via Middle Dutch gemael

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgemael—

Words derived from “gemaal”

Every word from Old High German gimahalo →Every word from Middle High German gemahele →Every word from German Gemahl →