Where does “gemenskap” come from?
gemenskap (Swedish) comes from Swedish gemen, from Middle Low German gemēn, from Old Saxon gimēni, from Proto-West Germanic gamainī, from Proto-Germanic gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis.
gemenskap (Swedish): a fellowship, a community
Definitions
- a fellowship, a community
Ancestry of “gemenskap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | gemen | plain, simple, common, popular; mean,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | gemēn | common |
| 3 | Old Saxon | gimēni | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |