Where does “Alemanni” come from?

Alemanni (English) comes from Latin Alemannī, from Proto-Germanic Alamann-, from Proto-Germanic alamann-, from Proto-Germanic mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Alemanni (English): A group of Germanic peoples living between the...

Definitions

  1. A group of Germanic peoples living between the...

Ancestry of “Alemanni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlemannī—
2Proto-GermanicAlamann-an Alamanni man
3Proto-Germanicalamann-mankind
4Proto-Germanicmann-human, human being, person, individual; name of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →