Where does “menage” come from?
menage (Danish) comes from French ménage, from Old French mainage, from Old French maindre, from Latin manere, from Latin maneo, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
menage (Danish): menage; mess; menagerie
Ancestry of “menage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ménage | housework, housekeeping; household |
| 2 | Old French | mainage | — |
| 3 | Old French | maindre | alternative infinitive of manoir |
| 4 | Latin | manere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 5 | Latin | maneo | I stay, remain, abide; I await, wait for, expect;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |