Where does “Alemaña” come from?

Alemaña (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese Alemanna, from Latin Alemānnia, 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,...

Ancestry of “Alemaña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseAlemanna
2LatinAlemānnia
3LatinAlemannī
4Proto-GermanicAlamann-an Alamanni man
5Proto-Germanicalamann-mankind
6Proto-Germanicmann-human, human being, person, individual; name of...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-
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