Where does “Gemeenheit” come from?
Gemeenheit (Low German) comes from Low German gemeen, 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.
Gemeenheit (Low German): meanness, nastiness, baseness; dirty trick, raw...
Definitions
- meanness, nastiness, baseness; dirty trick, raw...
Ancestry of “Gemeenheit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | gemeen | town, community |
| 2 | Low German | Gemeende | Alternative form of Gemeen |
| 3 | Middle Low German | gemênede | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | gimēnitha | community |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |