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Where does “manrent” come from?

manrent (English) comes from English manred, from Welsh manred, from Welsh mân, from Middle Welsh mann, from Latin menda, from Proto-Indo-European mend- — physical defect, fault; to fault.

manrent (English): A contract, usually military and between Scottish...

Definitions

  1. A contract, usually military and between Scottish...

Ancestry of “manrent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanredHomage; Vassals collectively; the supply of men a...
2Welshmanred—
3Welshmânfine; small, little; petty, trivial
4Middle Welshmann—
5Latinmendadefect, blemish; mistake, error, blunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmend-physical defect, fault; to fault
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