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Where does “gemênede” come from?

gemênede (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon gimēnitha, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.

Ancestry of “gemênede”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gemênede”

  • Gemeen
  • Gemeende
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