Where does “mannan” come from?

mannan (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

mannan (English): A plant polysaccharide that is a highly branched...

Definitions

  1. A plant polysaccharide that is a highly branched...

Ancestry of “mannan”, step by step

mannan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English [[mannose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English[[mannose

via English mann(ose)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmann(ose)]]

Words derived from “mannan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos