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
- community, collective
Ancestry of “Gemeinschaft”, step by step
Gemeinschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schaft | shaft |
| 2 | Old High German | scaft | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skaft | shaft |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaftaz | shaft |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂p- | rod, shaft, staff, club |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |
via German gemein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gemein | mean, base, nasty, cruel, wicked, vile, vicious,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gemein | — |
| 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 “Gemeinschaft”
- gemeinschaft
- gemeinschaftsgefuhl
- Gütergemeinschaft
- Lebensgemeinschaft
- Gemeinschaftsgefühl
- gemeinschaftlich
- Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Gemeinschaft
- Schicksalsgemeinschaft
- Abendmahlsgemeinschaft
- Bedarfsgemeinschaft
- Gemeinschaftsaufgabe
- gemeinschaftsbildend
- Gemeinschaftskunde
- Gemeinschaftsküche
- Gemeinschaftsraum
- Glaubensgemeinschaft
- Agrargemeinschaft
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft
- Buchgemeinschaft
- Erbengemeinschaft
- Fahrgemeinschaft
- Wohngemeinschaft
- ゲマインシャフト