Where does “Erdmännchen” come from?
Erdmännchen (German) comes from German Männchen, from German mann, from Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Erdmännchen (German): meerkat; a gnome or dwarf that lives under the...
Definitions
- meerkat; a gnome or dwarf that lives under the...
Ancestry of “Erdmännchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Männchen | Diminutive of Mann: a little or small man; a male... |
| 2 | German | mann | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | man | man |
| 4 | Old High German | man | man |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |