Where does “Gemeinde” come from?
Gemeinde (German) comes from Middle High German gemeine, from Old High German gimeinī, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.
Gemeinde (German): municipality; parish; church, congregation,...
Definitions
- municipality; parish; church, congregation,...
Ancestry of “Gemeinde”, step by step
Gemeinde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German gemeine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gemeine | commune, community |
| 2 | Old High German | gimeinī | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |