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): An association or group of individuals sharing...

Definitions

  1. An association or group of individuals sharing...

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,...
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