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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Gemeinde | municipality; parish; church, congregation,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gemeine | commune, community |
| 3 | Old High German | gimeinī | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |
Words derived from “Gemeine”