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

  1. town, community; municipality; parish

Ancestry of “Gemeen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanGemeendeAlternative form of Gemeen
2Middle Low Germangemênede—
3Old Saxongimēnithacommunity
4Proto-West Germanicgamainīcommon; shared, communal
5Proto-Germanicgamainizshared, communal, public; common, ordinary
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moynis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gamainiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gamainī →