Where does “medmenneske” come from?

medmenneske (Danish) comes from Danish menneske, from Old Danish mænneskæ, from Old Saxon mennisko, from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

medmenneske (Danish): fellow human

Definitions

  1. fellow human

Ancestry of “medmenneske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmenneskehuman, human being, man; person, people
2Old Danishmænneskæ—
3Old Saxonmenniskohuman being
4Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
5Proto-Germanic*mann-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manniskaz →