Where does “Gesellschaft” come from?

Gesellschaft (German) comes from German geselle, from Middle High German geselle, from Old High German gisellio, from Proto-Germanic gasaljô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Gesellschaft (German): society, community; circle; company

Definitions

  1. society, community; circle; company

Ancestry of “Gesellschaft”, step by step

Gesellschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German geselle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangesellejourneyman
2Middle High Germangesellecompanion, fellow, lover
3Old High Germangiselliocompanion
4Proto-Germanicgasaljôhousemate, companion
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Middle High German gesellescaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangesellescaft—
2Old High Germangiselliscaft—

Words derived from “Gesellschaft”

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