Where does “Galgenmännchen” come from?

Galgenmännchen (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,...

Galgenmännchen (German): hangman word guessing game

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Galgenmännchen”, step by step

Galgenmännchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Männchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMännchenDiminutive of Mann: a little or small man; a male...
2Germanmannman, male human being
3Middle High Germanmanman
4Old High Germanmanman
5Proto-Germanic*mann-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via German Galgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGalgengallows
2Old High Germangalgogallows
3Frankishgalgōmeasuring rod, pole; gallows
4Proto-Germanicgalgôa rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old High German man →