Where does “Abendmahlsgemeinschaft” come from?
Abendmahlsgemeinschaft (German) comes from German Abendmahl, from German mahl, from Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl, from Proto-West Germanic māl, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Abendmahlsgemeinschaft (German): interdenominational Holy Communion
Definitions
- interdenominational Holy Communion
Ancestry of “Abendmahlsgemeinschaft”, step by step
Abendmahlsgemeinschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Abendmahl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abendmahl | Last Supper; Communion; Eucharist; supper;... |
| 2 | German | mahl | singular imperative of mahlen; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | māl | — |
| 4 | Old High German | māl | a time; spot, stain |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | māl | time, occasion; mealtime |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via German Gemeinschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gemeinschaft | community, collective |
| 2 | German | Schaft | shaft |
| 3 | Old High German | scaft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skaft | shaft |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaftaz | shaft |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂p- | rod, shaft, staff, club |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |