Where does “gemein” come from?
gemein (German) comes from Middle High German gemein, from Old High German gimeinī, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.
gemein (German): mean, base, nasty, cruel, wicked, vile, vicious,...
Definitions
- mean, base, nasty, cruel, wicked, vile, vicious,...
Ancestry of “gemein”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gemein | — |
| 2 | Old High German | gimeinī | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |
Words derived from “gemein”
- gemeinschaft
- gemeinschaftsgefuhl
- Gemeinschaft
- allgemein
- ungemein
- hundsgemein
- Gemeinheit
- gemeinsam
- gemeinfrei
- gemeinfasslich
- gemeingermanisch
- gemeinslawisch
- Gemeinwesen
- Gemeine Fichte
- gemeingefährlich
- Gemeingut
- Gemeinsprache
- Gemeinwohl
- kmán
- Gütergemeinschaft
- Allgemeinbefinden
- Lebensgemeinschaft
- Allgemeinbildung
- Allgemeinheit