Where does “Gemeen” come from?
Gemeen (Low German) comes from Low German Gemeende, from Middle Low German gemênede, from Old Saxon gimēnitha, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.
Gemeen (Low German): town, community; municipality; parish
Definitions
- town, community; municipality; parish
Ancestry of “Gemeen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | Gemeende | Alternative form of Gemeen |
| 2 | Middle Low German | gemênede | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | gimēnitha | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |