Where does “gemeinsam” come from?

gemeinsam (German) comes from German gemein, 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.

gemeinsam (German): common, mutual, shared; together, jointly

Definitions

  1. common, mutual, shared; together, jointly

Ancestry of “gemeinsam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangemeinmean, base, nasty, cruel, wicked, vile, vicious,...
2Middle High Germangemein—
3Old High Germangimeinī—
4Proto-West Germanicgamainīcommon; shared, communal
5Proto-Germanicgamainizshared, communal, public; common, ordinary
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moynis—

Words derived from “gemeinsam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gamainiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gamainī →