Where does “gmina” come from?

gmina (English) comes from Polish gmina, from German gemeinde, from Middle High German gemeinde, from Old High German gemeinida, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

gmina (English): commune; municipality; township; the smallest...

Definitions

  1. commune; municipality; township; the smallest...

Ancestry of “gmina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgminacommune; municipality; township; the first level...
2Germangemeindemunicipality
3Middle High Germangemeinde—
4Old High Germangemeinida—
5Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
6Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþō →Every word from Old High German gemeinida →