Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gamainiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From *ga- +‎ *mainiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moynis. Related to Latin commūnis (from earlier comoinis).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*gamainiz (comparative *gamainizô, superlative *gamainistaz)

  1. shared, communal, public
  2. common, ordinary

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Most later descendants confused and merged this word with *mainaz (hurtful, bad, unjust, false).