Where does “Man” come from?
Man (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch man, from Old Dutch man, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Man (Dutch): man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective
Definitions
- man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective
Ancestry of “Man”, step by step
Man traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.