Where does “wingmanship” come from?
wingmanship (English) comes from English wingman, from English wing, from English woman, from Middle English womman, from Old English wīfmann, from Old English mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
wingmanship (English): Power or skill in flying; Friendship in the form...
Definitions
- Power or skill in flying; Friendship in the form...
Ancestry of “wingmanship”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wingman | A pilot partner of another, a pilot who flies in... |
| 2 | English | wing | An appendage of an animal's body that enables it... |
| 3 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 4 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 5 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 6 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |