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

Definitions

  1. town, community

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—

Words derived from “gemeen”

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