Where does “gemeenslachtig” come from?
gemeenslachtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch gemeen, from Middle Dutch gemêen, from Old Dutch gimēni, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.
gemeenslachtig (Dutch): Of common gender, having no distinction between...
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- Of common gender, having no distinction between...
Ancestry of “gemeenslachtig”, step by step
gemeenslachtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gemeen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gemeen | mean, hurtful; intense, extreme; common, shared,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gemêen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gimēni | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |
via Dutch slacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slacht | slaughter |