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
- city council, municipal council
Ancestry of “gemeenteraad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | gemeente | municipality, commune; congregation |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gemeende | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gimēnitha | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |
Words derived from “gemeenteraad”