Where does “Gemeine” come from?

Gemeine (German) comes from German Gemeinde, 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.

Ancestry of “Gemeine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGemeindemunicipality; parish; church, congregation,...
2Middle High Germangemeinecommune, community
3Old High Germangimeinī—
4Proto-West Germanicgamainīcommon; shared, communal
5Proto-Germanicgamainizshared, communal, public; common, ordinary
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moynis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gamainiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gamainī →