Where does “menneskelighed” come from?

menneskelighed (Danish) comes from Danish menneskelig, 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,...

menneskelighed (Danish): humanity

Definitions

  1. humanity

Ancestry of “menneskelighed”, step by step

menneskelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish menneskelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmenneskelighuman
2Danishmenneskehuman, human being, man; person, people
3Old Danishmænneskæ—
4Old Saxonmenniskohuman being
5Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
6Proto-Germanic*mann-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Proto-Germanic manniskaz →