Where does “gemenerik” come from?
gemenerik (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.
gemenerik (Dutch): meanie
Ancestry of “gemenerik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |