Where does “mensenvriend” come from?

mensenvriend (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,...

mensenvriend (Dutch): a philanthropist, a philanthrope

Definitions

  1. a philanthropist, a philanthrope

Ancestry of “mensenvriend”, step by step

mensenvriend 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 vriend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvriendfriend; boyfriend
2Middle Dutchvrientfriend; ally; relative
3Old Dutchfriund
4Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-
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