Where does “Mannequin” come from?
Mannequin (German) comes from French mannequin, from Dutch manneken, from Low German Mann, from Middle Low German man, from Old Saxon mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Mannequin (German): model
Definitions
- model
Ancestry of “Mannequin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mannequin | model; dummy, mannequin |
| 2 | Dutch | manneken | |
| 3 | Low German | Mann | man (adult) male human |
| 4 | Middle Low German | man | but, only |
| 5 | Old Saxon | mann | human, person |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |