Where does “gemeine” come from?
gemeine (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gimeinī, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.
gemeine (Middle High German): commune, community
Ancestry of “gemeine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
Words derived from “gemeine”