Where does “Wageman” come from?

Wageman (English) comes from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus — human being; man; hand.

Wageman (English): An Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Northern Territory in Australia

Definitions

  1. An Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Northern Territory in Australia

Ancestry of “Wageman”, step by step

Wageman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MAN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
2EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
3Middle Englishmanuel
4Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
5Old Frenchmanual
6Latinmanuālishand
7Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
8Proto-Italicmanushand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English wage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwageAn amount of money paid to a worker for a...
2Middle EnglishwageA wage; earnings; Money reserved for the payment...
3Anglo-Normanwagewave; Alternative form of gage
4Old Norsevágrocean, sea; inlet, bay
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-
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