Where does “alemanni” come from?

alemanni (Finnish) comes from Latin Alemannī, from Proto-Germanic Alamann-, from Proto-Germanic alamann-, from Proto-Germanic mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

alemanni (Finnish): an Alemannic person

Definitions

  1. an Alemannic person

Ancestry of “alemanni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlemannī—
2Proto-GermanicAlamann-an Alamanni man
3Proto-Germanicalamann-mankind
4Proto-Germanicmann-human, human being, person, individual; name of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mann- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alamann- →