Where does “hamente” come from?

hamente (Makasar) comes from Dutch gemeente, from Middle Dutch gemeende, from Old Dutch gimēnitha, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.

hamente (Makasar): township

Definitions

  1. township

Ancestry of “hamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgemeentemunicipality, commune; congregation
2Middle Dutchgemeende—
3Old Dutchgimēnitha—
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 →