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