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.

gemeinde (German): municipality

Definitions

  1. municipality

Ancestry of “gemeinde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangemeinde—
2Old High Germangemeinida—
3Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
4Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th

Words derived from “gemeinde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþō →Every word from Old High German gemeinida →