Where does “Mannschaft” come from?

Mannschaft (German) comes 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,...

Mannschaft (German): crew members of a ship; team; group of soldiers...

Definitions

  1. crew members of a ship; team; group of soldiers...

Ancestry of “Mannschaft”, step by step

Mannschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmannman, male human being
2Middle High Germanmanman
3Old High Germanmanman
4Proto-Germanic*mann-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Middle High German manschaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmanschaft

Words derived from “Mannschaft

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-