Where does “Gemeinschaft” come from?

Gemeinschaft (English) comes from German Gemeinschaft, from German Schaft, from Old High German scaft, from Proto-West Germanic skaft, from Proto-Germanic skaftaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Gemeinschaft (English): Alternative form of gemeinschaft

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gemeinschaft

Ancestry of “Gemeinschaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGemeinschaftcommunity, collective
2GermanSchaftshaft
3Old High Germanscaft—
4Proto-West Germanicskaftshaft
5Proto-Germanicskaftazshaft
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂p-rod, shaft, staff, club
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaftaz →