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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

  1. The quality of being menschy

Ancestry of “menschiness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmenschyUpstanding; having integrity and responsibility
2EnglishmenschA person of strength, integrity, and honor or...
3Yiddishמענטשhuman; mensch; an honorable person; a gentleman
4Middle High Germanmensch—
5Old High Germanmenniskoa man; a human; a human being
6Proto-West Germanic*mannisk—
7Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
8Proto-Germanic*mann-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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