Where does “Einwohnergemeinde” come from?

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

Einwohnergemeinde (German): a type of municipality in the Swiss cantons of Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Obwalden, Solothurn, Uri, and Zug

Definitions

  1. a type of municipality in the Swiss cantons of Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Obwalden, Solothurn, Uri, and Zug

Ancestry of “Einwohnergemeinde”, step by step

Einwohnergemeinde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gemeinde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangemeindemunicipality
2Middle High Germangemeinde—
3Old High Germangemeinida—
4Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
5Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th

via German Einwohner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEinwohnerinhabitant
2GermanInwohnerChiefly, now used specifically for
3Middle High Germaninwoner—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþō →Every word from Old High German gemeinida →
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