Where does “gemænelic” come from?

gemænelic (Old English) comes from Old English ġemǣne, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.

gemænelic (Old English): common, general

Definitions

  1. common, general

Ancestry of “gemænelic”, step by step

gemænelic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġemǣne

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

via Old English līċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīċbody
2Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gamainiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gamainī →