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Where does “Allemaine” come from?

Allemaine (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French Alemaigne, from Latin Alamannia, from Latin Alemannī, from Proto-Germanic Alamann-, from Proto-Germanic alamann-, from Proto-Germanic mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Ancestry of “Allemaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchAlemaigne—
2LatinAlamannia—
3LatinAlemannī—
4Proto-GermanicAlamann-an Alamanni man
5Proto-Germanicalamann-mankind
6Proto-Germanicmann-human, human being, person, individual; name of...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “Allemaine”

  • Almain
  • almond-furnace
  • almain-rivet
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