Where does “Gemeng” come from?
Gemeng (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German gimeinī, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.
Gemeng (Luxembourgish): community, town
Definitions
- community, town
Ancestry of “Gemeng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | gimeinī | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |