Where does “kmín” come from?
kmín (Slovak) comes from Middle High German gemein, from Old High German gimeinī, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.
kmín (Slovak): thief
Definitions
- thief
Ancestry of “kmín”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gemein | — |
| 2 | Old High German | gimeinī | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |