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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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,... |