Where does “handelsmand” come from?

handelsmand (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,...

handelsmand (Danish): merchant, trader

Definitions

  1. merchant, trader

Ancestry of “handelsmand”, step by step

handelsmand 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 handel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhandelcommerce, trading; trade
2Low GermanHandel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old Norse mann →