Where does “gemeingermanisch” come from?
gemeingermanisch (German) comes from German Germanisch, from Latin Germanicus, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
gemeingermanisch (German): Common Germanic
Definitions
- Common Germanic
Ancestry of “gemeingermanisch”, step by step
gemeingermanisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Germanisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Germanisch | Germanic language; Germanic |
| 2 | Latin | Germanicus | Germanic; German |
| 3 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 4 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
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 | — |