Where does “menschiness” come from?
menschiness (English) comes from English menschy, from English mensch, from Yiddish מענטש, from Middle High German mensch, from Old High German mennisko, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
menschiness (English): The quality of being menschy
Definitions
- The quality of being menschy
Ancestry of “menschiness”, step by step
menschiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English menschy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | menschy | Upstanding; having integrity and responsibility |
| 2 | English | mensch | A person of strength, integrity, and honor or... |
| 3 | Yiddish | מענטש | human; mensch; an honorable person; a gentleman |
| 4 | Middle High German | mensch | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mennisko | a man; a human; a human being |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *mannisk | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | manniskaz | human |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |