Where does “gemeenteraad” come from?

gemeenteraad (Dutch) comes from Dutch gemeente, from Middle Dutch gemeende, from Old Dutch gimēnitha, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.

gemeenteraad (Dutch): city council, municipal council

Definitions

  1. city council, municipal council

Ancestry of “gemeenteraad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgemeentemunicipality, commune; congregation
2Middle Dutchgemeende—
3Old Dutchgimēnitha—
4Proto-West Germanicgamainīcommon; shared, communal
5Proto-Germanicgamainizshared, communal, public; common, ordinary
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moynis—

Words derived from “gemeenteraad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gamainiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gamainī →