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

  1. a fellowship, a community

Ancestry of “gemenskap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgemenplain, simple, common, popular; mean,...
2Middle Low Germangemēncommon
3Old Saxongimēnicommon, general
4Proto-West Germanicgamainīcommon; shared, communal
5Proto-Germanicgamainizshared, communal, public; common, ordinary
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moynis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moynis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gamainiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gamainī →