Where does “Mensenzoon” come from?

Mensenzoon (Dutch) comes from Dutch mens, from Middle Dutch mensche, from Old Dutch mennisko, from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Mensenzoon (Dutch): Son of Man

Definitions

  1. Son of Man

Ancestry of “Mensenzoon”, step by step

Mensenzoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmenshuman, any member of the species "Homo sapiens";...
2Middle Dutchmensche—
3Old Dutchmennisko—
4Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
5Proto-Germanic*mann-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Dutch zoon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoonson
2Middle Dutchsōneson
3Old Dutchsunu—
4Proto-Germanic*sunu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →