Where does “alemán” come from?
alemán (Galician) comes from French allemand, from Latin Alemannus, from Latin Alemanni, from Proto-Germanic Alamann-, from Proto-Germanic alamann-, from Proto-Germanic mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
alemán (Galician): German; German language
Ancestry of “alemán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | allemand | German |
| 2 | Latin | Alemannus | A male member of the Alemanni tribe |
| 3 | Latin | Alemanni | nominative plural of Alemannus; genitive singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Alamann- | an Alamanni man |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | alamann- | mankind |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |