Gesinde

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gesinde, from Old High German gasindi, gisindi, gisindo, from Proto-Germanic *gasinþiją, from the root *senþ-, sinþ- "to go, travel; seek, aim", from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”). More at sīþ, *sandijaną. A neuter collective to the masculine gasint (archaic modern German Gesind (“wayfellow, fellow traveller; follower”)).

Cognate with Old English ġesīþ, Old Saxon gisîthi, Dutch gezin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈzɪndə/
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Noun

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  1. (archaic) hands, farmhands, (domestic) servants, domestics, the menial staff

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • Deputatgesinde
  • Gesindedienst
  • Gesindehaus
  • Gesindel
  • Gesindeordnung
  • Gesindestube
  • Hausgesinde
  • Hofgesinde

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