Where does “gemeinde” come from?
gemeinde (German) comes from Middle High German gemeinde, from Old High German gemeinida, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.
Ancestry of “gemeinde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | gemeinde | — |
| 2 | Old High German | gemeinida | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |