Where does “imene” come from?
imene (Middle English) comes from Old English ġemǣne, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.
imene (Middle English): mean, base, common; average, lowly, mean
Definitions
- mean, base, common; average, lowly, mean
Ancestry of “imene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġemǣne | common, public, general, universal; common,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |