Where does “gemêne” come from?
gemêne (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon gimēni, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.
Ancestry of “gemêne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | gimēni | common, general |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |