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Where does “gemeende” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gemeende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgimēnitha—
2Proto-West Germanicgamainīcommon; shared, communal
3Proto-Germanicgamainizshared, communal, public; common, ordinary
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moynis—

Words derived from “gemeende”

  • gemeente
  • gemeenteraad
  • gemeenteraadslid
  • deelgemeente
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