Where does “gerningsmand” come from?

gerningsmand (Danish) comes from Danish mand, from Old Norse mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

gerningsmand (Danish): A perpetrator, typically of a crime

Definitions

  1. A perpetrator, typically of a crime

Ancestry of “gerningsmand”, step by step

gerningsmand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish mand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmandman; husband
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Danish gerning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgerningact, action, deed; business, calling
2Old Norsegerning—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse mann →