Where does “Gemeinschaft” come from?

Gemeinschaft (German) comes from German Schaft, from Old High German scaft, from Proto-West Germanic skaft, from Proto-Germanic skaftaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Gemeinschaft (German): community, collective

Definitions

  1. community, collective

Ancestry of “Gemeinschaft”, step by step

Gemeinschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchaftshaft
2Old High Germanscaft
3Proto-West Germanicskaftshaft
4Proto-Germanicskaftazshaft
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂p-rod, shaft, staff, club
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

via German gemein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangemeinmean, base, nasty, cruel, wicked, vile, vicious,...
2Middle High Germangemein
3Old High Germangimeinī
4Proto-West Germanicgamainīcommon; shared, communal
5Proto-Germanicgamainizshared, communal, public; common, ordinary
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moynis

Words derived from “Gemeinschaft

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-Every word from Proto-Germanic skaftaz