Where does “gemeen” come from?
gemeen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gemêen, from Old Dutch gimēni, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.
gemeen (Dutch): mean, hurtful; intense, extreme; common, shared,...
Definitions
- mean, hurtful; intense, extreme; common, shared,...
Ancestry of “gemeen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | gemêen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | gimēni | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |