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

Gesinde n (genitive Gesindes, plural Gesinde)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Deputatgesinde
• Gesindedienst
• Gesindehaus
• Gesindel

• Gesindeordnung
• Gesindestube
• Hausgesinde
• Hofgesinde

Further reading

• “Gesinde” in Duden online